The Desperate Man

The Desperate Man is a 1959 British B movie crime film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Conrad Phillips, Jill Ireland, William Hartnell, Charles Gray and Peter Swanwick.[1] The plot involves a writer who investigates a murder in the tower of a castle. It is adapted from the 1958 novel Beginner's Luck by Paul Somers, the writer better known as Andrew Garve.[2]

This article is about the British film. For the novel, see The Desperate Man (novel). For the episode of NCIS, see A Desperate Man. For the painting, see Le Désespéré.

The Desperate Man
William Hartnell & Conrad Phillips
Directed byPeter Maxwell
Written byJames Eastwood
Based onnovel Beginner's Luck by Paul Somers
Produced byJack Greenwood
StarringConrad Phillips
Jill Ireland
William Hartnell
Charles Gray
CinematographyGerald Moss
Edited byGeoffrey Muller
Music byJames Stevens
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
December 1959 (UK)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

In the US, the feature was shown as an episode of Kraft Mystery Theater in 1961.[3]

Plot

Two reporters, Curtis (Conrad Phillips) and his girlfriend Carol (Jill Ireland), pursue jewel thief Smith (William Hartnell) through the Sussex countryside. On arriving at an ancient castle, Smith abducts Carol and holds her hostage, and Curtis is forced to assist the thief to find his buried loot.

Cast

References
  1. "The Desperate Man". IMDb. 1 December 1959.
  2. "The Desperate Man (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  3. "Kraft Mystery Theater".


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