The Limping Man
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 Lloyd Bridges (right) in The Limping Man |
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| Directed by | Cy Endfield |
| Written by | Ian Stuart Black Reginald LOng Anthony Verney (novel) |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Moira Lister |
| Distributed by | Eros Films Lippert Films (US) |
| Release date(s) | 1953 |
| Running time | 76 min. |
| Country | U.K. |
| Language | English |
The Limping Man is a 1953 British film directed by Cy Endfield (as Charles de Lautour), starring American actor Lloyd Bridges and Cape Town born actress Moira Lister. The film was based on Anthony Verney's novel Death on the Tideway and was released in the U.S. by Lippert Pictures.
This film is now in the public domain.
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[edit] Plot summary
Bridges plays an ex-GI, Frank Pryor, who arrives in London to visit a wartime girlfriend, whom he hasn't seen in six years. His arrival at the airport coincides with a man being killed by a sniper, and he finds himself to be a suspect. Pryor is detained by Scotland Yard for questioning. Released, he goes to his girlfriend's apartment, and learns that she had an intimate association with the slain man. Scotland Yard keeps a watch on the couple while Frank tries to unravel the mystery of the "limping man".
[edit] Cast
- Lloyd Bridges as Frank Prior
- Moira Lister as Pauline French
- Alan Wheatley as Inspector Braddock
- Leslie Phillips as Detective Cameron
- Hélène Cordet as Helene Castle
- André van Gyseghem as George, stage doorman (as himself)
- Rachel Roberts as the Barmaid
- Jean Marsh as the Landlady's daughter
- Bruce Beeby as Kendal Brown
[edit] External links
- The Limping Man at the Internet Movie Database
- The Limping Man is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
[edit] References
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