Interpol (film)
Interpol (known in the U.S. as Pickup Alley) is a 1957 British Warwick Films crime film noir shot in CinemaScope and starring Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard, Bonar Colleano and Sid James.[1] It concerns an Interpol effort to stamp out a major drug-smuggling cartel in numerous countries. Mature plays an American narcotics officer, with Howard as a drug baron. One review described the film as a "feeble thriller," although it praised Howard's performance.[2]
| Interpol | |
|---|---|
 Original US film poster | |
| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Written by | John Paton |
| Based on | Interpol 1955 novel by A.J. Forrest |
| Produced by | Albert R. Broccoli Irving Allen |
| Starring | Victor Mature Anita Ekberg Trevor Howard |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 2 April 1957 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
In the United States, the film was released as a double feature with The Brothers Rico.[3]
Plot
Charles Sturgis is an FBI agent on the trail of a drug-smuggling operation. The crazed criminal mastermind Frank McNally has strangled Sturgis' sister to death. Gina Broger is Frank's beautiful courier.[4]
Cast
- Victor Mature as Charles Sturgis
- Anita Ekberg as Gina Broger
- Trevor Howard as Frank McNally
- Bonar Colleano as Amalio
- Dorothy Alison as Helen
- André Morell as Commissioner Breckner
- Martin Benson as Captain Varolli
- Eric Pohlmann as Etienne Fayala
- Peter Illing as Captain Baris
- Sydney Tafler as Curtis
- Lionel Murton as Murphy
- Danny Green as Second Bartender
- Alec Mango as Salko
- Sid James as Joe as First Bartender
- Marne Maitland as Guido Martinelli
- Harold Kasket as Kalish
Production
The film was produced by Warwick Productions, who had previously released Zarak, also starring Victor Mature and Anita Ekberg. Michael Wilding was originally announced for the role later played by Trevor Howard.[5]
The story was based on the files of the International Criminal Police Commission. Filming began on 15 August 1956 and took place in New York, Paris, Rome, Genoa (Italy), Madrid, London and Athens.[6]
See also
References
- BFI.org
- Radio Times Guide to Films (2004). p. 708
- Interpol at IMDb
- Interpol at AllMovie
- Schallert, Edwin (24 March 1956). "Drama: 'Interpol' on Schedule for Wilding; Richards Booming; Elliott Sleuth". Los Angeles Times. p. 13.
- OSCAR GODBOUT (23 June 1956). "GREGORY TO FILM NOVEL BY KANTOR: Producer Will Make 'On My Honor' From 'God and My Country' for R.K.O. Warwick Signs Two Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 15.
External links
- Interpol at IMDb
- Interpol at AllMovie
- Interpol at the TCM Movie Database
- Interpol at Rotten Tomatoes
- Pickup Alley at the American Film Institute Catalog