Escort for Hire
| Escort for Hire | |
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Written by | Mark Grantham |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Starring | June Thorburn Pete Murray |
| Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
| Edited by | Desmond Saunders |
| Music by | Tony Crombie (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (UK) |
Release date | December 1960 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Escort for Hire is a low budget 1960 British thriller film.[1] It starred June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen, Jan Holden and Peter Butterworth.[2]
Plot
Unemployed actor Steve gets a job with Miss Kennedy's agency as an escort-bodyguard, but ends up being framed for murder after a wealthy client, Miss Elizabeth Quinn, is killed. [3]
Cast
- Terry - June Thorburn
- Buzz - Pete Murray
- Steve - Noel Trevarthen
- Elizabeth - Jan Holden
- Inspector Bruce - Peter Butterworth
- Arthur Vickers - Guy Middleton
- Barbara - Mary Laura Wood
- Jack - Derek Blomfield
- Nadia - Jill Melford
- Eldon Baker - Patricia Plunkett
- Receptionist - Catherine Ellison
- Detective Sergeant Moore - Bruce Beeby
- Porter - C. Denier Warren
- Marion - Viola Keats
- Temperance Lady - Totti Truman Taylor
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "this routine British crime melodrama is slightly enhanced by Technicolor." [4]
References
- ^ "Escort for Hire (1960)". BFI.
- ^ "Escort for Hire (1960) - Godfrey Grayson - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "DANZIGER FILMS". 78rpm.co.uk.
- ^ "Escort For Hire". TVGuide.com.
External links
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