Footsteps in the Fog
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Produced by | M. J. Frankovich Maxwell Setton |
| Written by | W. W. Jacobs (short story) Lenore J. Coffee Dorothy Davenport Arthur Pierson |
| Starring | Stewart Granger Jean Simmons |
| Release date(s) | June 1955 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Footsteps in the Fog is a 1955 British crime film starring Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger, with a screenplay co-written by Lenore Coffee and Dorothy Davenport, and released by Columbia Pictures. It is based on the short story "The Interruption" by W.W. Jacobs.[1]
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[edit] Plot
After poisoning his wife, the master of the house (Stewart Granger), is blackmailed by his Cockney maid (Jean Simmons) who demands promotion. As she steadily takes the place of his dead wife, he again attempts murder.
[edit] Cast
- Stewart Granger as Stephen Lowry
- Jean Simmons as Lily Watkins
- Bill Travers as David MacDonald
- Belinda Lee as Elizabeth Travers
- Ronald Squire as Alfred Travers
- Finlay Currie as Inspector Peters
- William Hartnell as Herbert Moresby
- Frederick Leister as Dr. Simpson
- Percy Marmont as Magistrate
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Park
- Peter Bull as Brasher
- Barry Keegan as Constable Burke
- Sheila Manahan as Rose Moresby
- Norman Macowan as Grimes
- Cameron Hall as Corcoran
[edit] Notes
Granger and Simmons were a married couple at the time, "and their scenes together are perversely touching, even as they seek to outwit one another. Simmons delivers another superb performance as one of the most sweetly innocent femme fatales of the big screen, recalling her role in Angel Face. The scene where she switches from victim to ruthless avenger when she usurps the power of the loathed housekeeper is brilliantly played." (Alex Davidson B.F.I. British Film Institute).[2] It was the third and final time that Simmons and Granger starred together - after Adam and Evelyne and Young Bess.
[edit] References
- ^ "Footsteps in the Fog - Screenplay Info". Turner Classic Movies. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27900/Footsteps-in-the-Fog/screenplay-info.html. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Moviemail Catalogue November 2008.
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