The Broken Horseshoe (film)
The Broken Horseshoe is a 1953 British crime film directed by Martyn C. Webster and starring Robert Beatty, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter Coke, and Hugh Kelly.[1][2] A surgeon is drawn into a murder case when he offers shelter to a woman who has witnessed a killing linked to a horse-doping syndicate.[3] It was based on a six-part television series of the same title that had been shown the previous year.[4]
| The Broken Horseshoe | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Martyn C. Webster |
| Written by | A.R. Rawlinson |
| Based on | the television serial by Francis Durbridge |
| Produced by | Ernest G. Roy |
| Starring | Robert Beatty Elizabeth Sellars |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Joseph Sterling |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns |
Production company | Nettlefold Films (UK) |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date | 1953 (UK) |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
A hit-and-run victim is operated on by Dr Fenton (Beatty), but the patient is later murdered, and the doctor finds himself the prime suspect. The mysterious Della (Elizabeth Sellars), connected to a horse-doping ring, falls for the doctor and helps him clear his name and expose the villains.[5]
Cast
- Robert Beatty as Dr Mark Fenton
- Elizabeth Sellars as Della Freeman
- Peter Coke as Detective Inspector George Bellamy
- Hugh Kelly as Dr Craig
- Janet Butler as Sister Rogers
- Vida Hope as Jackie Leroy
- Ferdy Mayne as Charles Constance
- James Raglan as Superintendent Grayson
- George Benson as Prescott
- Roger Delgado as Felix Gallegos
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Sergeant Lewis
- Hugh Pryse as Mr Rattray
- Toke Townley as Fred Barker
References
- "The Broken Horseshoe (1953)". IMDb. 23 November 2014.
- "THE BROKEN HORSESHOE - British Board of Film Classification".
- "The Broken Horseshoe". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
- "1950's British TV and Radio Snippets - Fifties Drama Serials".
- "The Broken Horseshoe".
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