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L'assassin court toujours

Original title: Mr. Denning Drives North
  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
616
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L'assassin court toujours (1951)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.

  • Director
    • Anthony Kimmins
  • Writer
    • Alec Coppel
  • Stars
    • John Mills
    • Phyllis Calvert
    • Eileen Moore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    616
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anthony Kimmins
    • Writer
      • Alec Coppel
    • Stars
      • John Mills
      • Phyllis Calvert
      • Eileen Moore
    • 22User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Tom Denning
    Phyllis Calvert
    Phyllis Calvert
    • Kay Denning
    Eileen Moore
    Eileen Moore
    • Liz Denning
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • Chick Eddowes
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Mados
    Raymond Huntley
    Raymond Huntley
    • Wright
    Russell Waters
    • Harry Stopes
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • Woods
    • (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
    Freda Jackson
    Freda Jackson
    • Ma Smith
    Trader Faulkner
    Trader Faulkner
    • Ted Smith
    Sheila Shand Gibbs
    • Matilda
    Bernard Lee
    Bernard Lee
    • Inspector Dodds
    Michael Shepley
    Michael Shepley
    • Chairman of Court
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • Coroner
    John Stuart
    John Stuart
    • Wilson
    Hugh Morton
    • Inspector Snell
    David Davies
    • Chauffeur
    Ambrosine Phillpotts
    Ambrosine Phillpotts
    • Miss Blade
    • (as Ambrosine Phillpots)
    • Director
      • Anthony Kimmins
    • Writer
      • Alec Coppel
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    darth_sidious

    Underrated!

    John Mills stars in this excellent suspense picture, very reminiscent of Hitchcock, infact, you'd think it was Alfred directing this, it features some of his trademarks!

    John Mills is excellent, as is the entire cast.

    The screenplay in parts is a little disappointing but overall the picture works. I quite enjoyed the finale, classic stuff!

    Check this film out!
    10ouzman-1

    What a lovely whodunnit. We know what you did last summer.

    Well I stayed and watched this film unfold. Charming period drama albeit a bit too clever and today such racial stereotypes would not be tolerated. However as it was 1951 we can forgive the essential prejudice that is necessary for the plot to remain plausible. I liked it and will watch again. A very fine film that has aged better than many. I liked the many actors in this that went on to become regular names in films and TV. Take bow all of you. It was an amazing watch and great twist at the very end that made me smile. A fine denouement. No idea why this bombed in the UK it was good enough and better than so much out there at the time. Do watch this. But park your sense of justice and go with out all.
    9pnpete9

    Surprisingly Good

    This is a well crafted story with many a twist. A lot of b movies were made in this era but would surely have made an excellent main feature with plenty to talk about after. Well worth a watch.
    8krocheav

    Mr Denning Drives North - Into a Maze

    Is this Hitchcock incognito or the Hitch you have when not having Hitch? I'm not always a fan of Hitch but I could imagine him wishing he might have made this movie. Mr Denning certainly offers more than a fair share of suspense and visual challenges to keep the viewer intrigued, and just when it looks like it's all sorted it rolls backwards to challenge us over again. There's also a smart script by the original story writer Alec Coppel (Vertigo)

    It offers nice touches, excitement, good performances (from a fine cast), and some stylish direction and cinematography to keep the mind and eye alert. Whether it ends quite right is up to your own thoughts, but it's so well done you can hardly mind. The new Netwerk transfer to DVD is most pleasing with sharp quality B/W and reasonably priced.
    8ray-172

    Good performances and nice use of locations.

    Somewhat under-rated British suspenser.Mills gives his usual excellent performance, and though the scene where he flies the plane doesn't come off, the film has more than enough compensations. Ending is a little hurried, but this a very watchable movie especially for we lovers of the 1950s British suspense genre.

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    • Trivia
      In the crash scene of the Miles Hawk, the impact is not shown, only the aftermath of burning wreckage. The wreckage was a movie prop, the real aircraft was on the civil register for at least another four years under the ownership of FG Miles Ltd. There are unconfirmed reports that it crashed at Hurstpierpoint in 1955 with the pilot being fatally injured.
    • Goofs
      Just before putting Mados' body in a trunk, Denning drapes a cloth over the spare wheel attached to the back of the trunk. Denning quickly puts the body in the trunk and closes the lid without moving the trunk. As he drives away there's no sign of the cloth but later when he's pulled up by a policeman for having a faulty rear light and gets out to examine it, the cloth is hanging out of the trunk.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are spoken, with no captions, giving just the film's title, the two main stars and brief supporting cast. The full credits are shown at the end.
    • Connections
      Features Les quatre plumes blanches (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
      (uncredited)

      Written by John Glover Kind

      Played on a record player by the mortuary attendant and heard as a theme over the end credits

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1953 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mr. Denning Drives North
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Studio, produced at)
    • Production companies
      • London Film Productions
      • British Lion Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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