The Lost Hours
| The Lost Hours | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Steve Fisher John Gilling |
| Story by | Robert S. Baker Carl Nystrom |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Starring | Mark Stevens Jean Kent |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | William Hill-Bowen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros Films (UK) RKO Radio Pictures (US) |
Release date | September 1952 |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Lost Hours, released in the United States as The Big Frame, is a 1952 British film noir directed by David MacDonald and starring Mark Stevens and Jean Kent.[1][2] It was made at Denham Studios and on location in London.[3][4]
Plot summary
An American returns for a reunion in the United Kingdom, where he served as a pilot during the Second World War, but finds himself framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Cast
- Mark Stevens as Paul Smith
- Jean Kent as Louise Parker
- John Bentley as Clark Sutton
- Garry Marsh as Insp. Foster
- Cyril Smith as Det. Sgt. Roper
- Dianne Foster as Dianne Wrigley
- Bryan Coleman as Tom Wrigley
- Leslie Perrins as Dr. Derek Morrison
- Duncan Lamont as Bristow
- John Horsley as Brown
- Jack Lambert as John Parker
- John Harvey as Kenneth Peters
- Sam Kydd as Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown
- Thora Hird as Hotel Maid
- John Gabriel as Barman
- Alastair Hunter as Commissionaire
- Hal Osmond as Garage attendant
- Ballard Berkeley as Minor role
References
- ^ The Lost Hours at the BFI Database
- ^ "The Big Frame (1952) - David MacDonald | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Denham Studios". BFI.
- ^ "Reelstreets | Lost Hours, The (aka The Big Frame)". www.reelstreets.com.
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