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Uneasy Terms
Directed byVernon Sewell
Written byPeter Cheyney
Produced byLouis H. Jackson
StarringMichael Rennie
Moira Lister
Faith Brook
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byMonica Kimick
Music byHans May
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Pictures International (UK)
Release dates
  • 1 June 1948 (1948-06-01) (London, UK)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Uneasy Terms is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Michael Rennie, Moira Lister and Faith Brook.[1] It is based on a novel of the same name by Peter Cheyney.[2]

Plot

Slim Callaghan is a private eye whose client, Colonel Stenhurst, is murdered, leaving behind a trail of suspects. Viola, the eldest of the Colonel's three stepdaughters, is the prime suspect, but after wading through clues and romance, Callaghan corners the real culprit.[3]

Cast

Critical reception

  • Allmovie wrote, "Uneasy Terms is a scrambled British attempt at American-style hard boil."[4]
  • Sky Movies wrote, "Peter Cheyney's detective Slim Callaghan has rarely translated well to the screen, But this Vernon Sewell-directed thriller is one of the better efforts, thanks largely to a quality cast that also includes Barry Jones, Joy Shelton and Paul Carpenter."[5]

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | UNEASY TERMS (1948)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Uneasy Terms Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Uneasy Terms (1948) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Uneasy Terms - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2014.