Uneasy Terms
Appearance
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Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
Written by | Peter Cheyney |
Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
Starring | Michael Rennie Moira Lister Faith Brook |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Monica Kimick |
Music by | Hans May |
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Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International (UK) |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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
- Michael Rennie - Slim Callaghan
- Moira Lister - Corinne Alardyse
- Faith Brook - Viola Alardyse
- Joy Shelton - Effie
- Patricia Goddard - Patricia Alardyse
- Barry Jones - Inspector Gringall
- Marie Ney - Honoria Wymering
- Paul Carpenter - Windy Nicholls
- Nigel Patrick - Lucien Donnelly
- Sydney Tafler - Maysin
- J.H. Roberts - Sallins
- Joan Carroll - Matron
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
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | UNEASY TERMS (1948)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- ^ "Uneasy Terms Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Uneasy Terms (1948) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Uneasy Terms - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
External links
- Uneasy Terms at IMDb