Dancing with Crime
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by | Peter Fraser (story) Brock Williams (screenplay) |
| Produced by | James Carter |
| Starring | Richard Attenborough Barry K. Barnes Sheila Sim |
| Cinematography | Reginald Wyer |
| Edited by | Eily Boland |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Production company | Alliance Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date | 25 June 1947 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dancing with Crime is a 1947 British film noir film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes and Sheila Sim.[1] It was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei.[2]
Plot
Boyhood friends and comrades in the Army, Ted Peters (Richard Attenborough) and Dave Robinson (Bill Owen) are back in civvies. Ted becomes a taxi driver and hopes to marry Joy Goodall (Sheila Sim), a pretty chorus girl. Dave, seeking easy money, joins a gang which has its headquarters in a suburban palais-de-danse. The gang is headed by a man called Gregory (Barry Jones), and includes Paul Baker (Barry K. Barnes), and petty crooks Sniffy and Pogson. Ted refuses to join them.[3]
Cast
- Richard Attenborough as Ted Peters
- Barry K. Barnes as Paul Baker
- Sheila Sim as Joy Goodall
- Garry Marsh as Sgt. Murray
- John Warwick as Det. Insp. Carter
- Judy Kelly as Toni
- Barry Jones as Gregory
- Bill Rowbotham as Dave Robinson
- Cyril Chamberlain as Sniffy
- Dirk Bogarde as Policeman
- Patricia Dainton as Pam
- Diana Dors as Annette
- Danny Green as Sid
- Bartlett Mullins as Club Barman
- John Salew as Pogson
References
- ^ "Dancing with Crime (1947) - John Paddy Carstairs - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
- ^ "Dancing with Crime (1947)". BFI.
- ^ Daily Mail Film Award Annual 1948
External links
- Dancing with Crime at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
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