Marriage of Convenience (1960 film)
Marriage of Convenience is a 1960 British crime film directed by Clive Donner and starring Harry H. Corbett, John Cairney and John Van Eyssen.[1] Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1924 novel The Three Oak Mystery.[2]
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| Directed by | Clive Donner |
| Written by | Robert Banks Stewart |
| Based on | The Three Oak Mystery by Edgar Wallace |
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| Cinematography | Brian Rhodes |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Music by | Francis Chagrin |
Production company | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date | November 1960 |
Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cinema release
Marriage of Convenience was the first of the Edgar Wallace series to be allocated to the Rank circuit for general release. It went out as support for Man in the Moon from January 15th 1961.
Synopsis
A convict escapes from jail, only to discover that his girlfriend has married the police officer who arrested him.
Cast
- Harry H. Corbett as Inspector Bruce
- John Cairney as Larry
- John Van Eyssen as John Mandle
- Jennifer Daniel as Barbara Blair
- Moira Redmond as Tina
- Russell Waters as Sam Spencer
- Trevor Reid as Superintendent Carver
- Howard Goorney as Onion Seller
- Alexander Archdale as Governor
- Geoffrey Denton as Uniformed Inspector
- Patrick Ludlow as Registrar
- Barry MacLean as 1st. Warder
- Basil Beale as 2nd. Warder
- Alex Scott as Vic Ellis
- Patricia Burke as Woman in the Apartment
- Pauline Shepherd as Evie Martin
- Leila Williams as Secretary
- Duncan Burns as Garage Apprentice
- Trevor Maskell as Sergeant Collins
References
- Goble p.488
- Goble p.488
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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