The Lamp in Assassin Mews is a 1962 'B'[1] British comedy crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Francis Matthews, Lisa Daniely and Ian Fleming.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Written by | Mark Grantham (as M.M. McCormick) |
| Produced by | Brian Taylor |
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| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Edited by | John Dunsford |
| Music by | Bill LeSage |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film's plot concerns a local council's plans to gentrify an area, which are disrupted by a series of murders.[4]
Plot
editModernising councillor Jack Norton becomes the target of a couple of elderly serial killers when he plans to remove a gas lamp outside their home.
Cast
edit- Francis Matthews as Jack Norton
- Lisa Daniely as Mary Clarke
- Ian Fleming as Albert Potts
- Amy Dalby as Victoria Potts
- Ann Sears as Ruth
- Anne Lawson as Ella
- Derek Tansley as Jarvis
- John Lewis as Harpingdon
- Ann Lancaster as Mrs Dowling
- Colin Tapley as Inspector
- Douglas Ives as Gault
- Dorothea Phillips as Mrs Burke
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A curious blend of romance and comedy tinged with drama, the story is puerile, and many might feel that the murderous old pair, likeable though they may be, are not at all funny. Undeniably this sort of macabre comedy has been done successfully before, but here it does not come off. The musical score makes extensive use of a motif which appeared briefly in Three Spare Wives [1962]."[5]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "The Lamp in Assassin Mews". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009.
- ^ "The Lamp in Assassin Mews". britmovie.co.uk.
- ^ "The Lamp in Assassin Mews". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 140. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.
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