The Lamp in Assassin Mews
| The Lamp in Assassin Mews | |
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Written by | Mark Grantham (as M.M. McCormick) |
| Produced by | Brian Taylor |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Edited by | John Dunsford |
| Music by | Bill LeSage |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 1962 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The Lamp in Assassin Mews is a 1962 British comedy crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Francis Matthews, Lisa Daniely and Ian Fleming.[1] The film's plot concerns a local council's plans to gentrify an area, which are disrupted by a series of murders.[2] It is also known by the alternative title of Durrant Affair.
Plot
Modernising councillor Jack Norton becomes the target of a couple of elderly serial killers when he plans to remove a gas lamp outside their home.
Cast
- Francis Matthews as Jack
- Lisa Daniely as Mary Clarke
- Ian Fleming as Albert Potts
- Amy Dalby as Victoria Potts
- Ann Sears as Ruth
- Anne Lawson as Ella
- Derek Tansley as Jarvis
- John Lewis as Harpingdon
- Ann Lancaster as Mrs Dowling
- Colin Tapley as Inspector
- Douglas Ives as Gault
- Dorothea Phillips as Mrs Burke
References
- ^ "The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009.
- ^ "The Lamp in Assassin Mews". britmovie.co.uk.
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