I'll Get You for This
I'll Get You for This | |
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Directed by | Joseph M. Newman |
Written by | George Callahan William Rose (screenplay) James Hadley Chase (book) |
Produced by | Joe Kaufmann |
Starring | George Raft Coleen Gray Enzo Staiola Charles Goldner |
Cinematography | Otto Heller |
Edited by | Russell Lloyd |
Music by | Walter Goehr |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Independent Film Distributors 20th Century Fox (US) |
Release dates | January 1951 3 March 1951 (US) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
I'll Get You for This (released in the US as Lucky Nick Cain) is a 1951 British thriller film by Joseph M. Newman starring George Raft, Coleen Gray, and Enzo Staiola. It was made from an adaptation by George Callahan and William Rose of James Hadley Chase's 1946 book of the same name.[1] The setting was shifted from Las Vegas in the novel to an Italian gambling resort.
It was one of the first productions by Romulus Films, being made at Teddington Studios and on location around San Remo on the Mediterranean coast in northern Italy. Production was completed in 1950 but the film was not released until the following year. The sets were designed by the art director Ralph W. Brinton. Established actresses Greta Gynt and Margot Grahame and future Irish star Constance Smith all make brief appearances. Peter Lorre was initially intended to appear as Massine, but the role eventually went to Charles Goldner.[2]
Plot
American gambler Nick Cain (Raft) arrives at the town of San Paola, and befriends shoe-shine boy Toni (Staiola). He discovers he has been framed for the murder of an American Treasury agent. He escapes with Kay Wonderly (Gray) to an abandoned village, leaving her to hide out. Cain gets help from Massine (Goldner), whom he does not trust. He uncovers an international counterfeiting ring, members of which are responsible for the murder.
Cast
- George Raft as Nick Cain
- Coleen Gray as Kay Wonderly
- Enzo Staiola as Toni
- Charles Goldner as Massine
- Walter Rilla as Müller
- Martin Benson as Frankie Sperazza
- Peter Illing as Armando Ceralde
- Hugh French as Miles Travers
- Peter Bull as Hans
- Elwyn Brook-Jones as the Fence
- Constance Smith as Nina
- Greta Gynt as Claudette Ambling
- Margot Grahame as Mrs Langley
- Donald Stewart as Kennedy
Production
Raft's signing was announced in November 1949. William Bowers was adapting James Hadley Chase's novel and filming was to take place in San Remo (Italy) and London. John and James Woolf of Romulus Films were to be co-producers.[3] When Raft left for London in December it was announced that he would also make a second film for Kaufman, Montmare, about a Paris night club owner.[4]<ref>By THOMAS F BRADY Special to The New York Times. (1949, Dec 15). METRO WILL FILM 'LIFE OF CARUSO'. New York Times (1923-Current File)
References
- ^ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 146-147
- ^ Youngkin p.404
- ^ By THOMAS F BRADY Special to The New York Times. (1949, Nov 19). GEORGE RAFT SIGNS FOR LEAD IN DRAMA. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/105840589
- ^ Schallert, E. (1949, Dec 15). Grayson-lanza film claims opera expert; 'laura' reunion in cards. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/166022807
Sources
- Youngkin, Stephen. The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.
External links
- 1951 films
- British films
- English-language films
- British black-and-white films
- 1950s crime drama films
- Films set in Italy
- British drama films
- Films based on works by James Hadley Chase
- Films based on British novels
- Films directed by Joseph M. Newman
- Films shot in Italy
- Films shot at Teddington Studios
- British crime drama films
- 20th Century Fox films