High Jump (film)
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Lee Doig |
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| Distributed by | United Artists (UK) |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
High Jump is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and satrring Richard Wyler and Lisa Daniely.[1][2] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard, and produced by The Danzigers.
Plot
[edit]A former trapeze artist becomes involved in a jewel robbery.
Cast
[edit]- Richard Wyler as Bill Ryan
- Lisa Daniely as Jackie
- Leigh Madison as Kitty
- Michael Peake as Ray Shaw
- Arnold Bell as Tom Rowton
- Nora Gordon as Mrs. Barlow
- Stuart Hillier as Tony
- Tony Doonan as Frank
- Robert Raglan as Inspector
- Colin Tapley as guard
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An indifferently written and directed Danziger production along the usual lines, none too convincingly played, and marking the British debut, as Richard Wyler, of Hollywood actor Richard Stapley."[3]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Uninteresting thriller."[4]
TV Guide wrote, "blase attempt to create an exciting crime drama quickly loses much impact in the opening scenes...The addition of a sex angle did absolutely nothing to heighten interest."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "High Jump". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "High Jump (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "High Jump". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 108. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 321. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ^ "High Jump". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.