Tread Softly (1952 film)
| Tread Softly | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Donald Ginsberg Vivian Cox Gerald Verner (novel) |
| Produced by | Vivian Cox Donald Ginsberg |
| Starring | Frances Day Patricia Dainton John Bentley |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
| Edited by | Jean Barker |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney |
Production company | Albany Films |
| Distributed by | Apex Film Distributors |
Release date | December 1952 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Tread Softly is a 1952 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Frances Day, Patricia Dainton and John Bentley. A chorus girl investigates a series of mysterious happenings at a derelict theatre.
It was made at Marylebone Studios. and at the Granville Theatre in Fulham. While made as a second feature it also had aspirations to top the bill in some cinemas.[1]
Cast
- Frances Day as Madeleine Peters
- Patricia Dainton as Tangye Ward
- John Bentley as Keith Gilbert
- John Laurie as Angus McDonald
- Olaf Olsen as Philip Defoe
- Nora Nicholson as Isobel Mayne
- Harry Locke as Nutty Potts
- Betty Baskcomb as Olivia Winter
- Robert Urquhart as Clifford Brett
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Inspector Hinton
- Michael Ward as Alexander Mayne
- Nelly Arno
- Hamilton Keene
- Betty Hare
- Colin Croft as Dancer
- Kenneth MacMillan as Dancer
- Keith Sawbridge as Pianist
- Anthony Verner
References
- ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.127
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
- Tread Softly at IMDb
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