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Out of the Shadow

  • 1961
  • 1h 1m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
253
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Terence Longdon in Out of the Shadow (1961)
Mystery

When reporter Mark Kingston's student brother falls from his Cambridge college window, he makes haste from the States to set out to prove that it would not have been suicide, but was rather ... Read allWhen reporter Mark Kingston's student brother falls from his Cambridge college window, he makes haste from the States to set out to prove that it would not have been suicide, but was rather murder.When reporter Mark Kingston's student brother falls from his Cambridge college window, he makes haste from the States to set out to prove that it would not have been suicide, but was rather murder.

  • Director
    • Michael Winner
  • Writer
    • Michael Winner
  • Stars
    • Terence Longdon
    • Donald Gray
    • Dermot Walsh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    253
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Winner
    • Writer
      • Michael Winner
    • Stars
      • Terence Longdon
      • Donald Gray
      • Dermot Walsh
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Terence Longdon
    Terence Longdon
    • Mark Kingston
    • (as Terence Longden)
    Donald Gray
    Donald Gray
    • Inspector Wills
    Dermot Walsh
    Dermot Walsh
    • Prof. Taylor
    Robertson Hare
    Robertson Hare
    • Ronald Fortescue
    Diane Clare
    Diane Clare
    • Mary Johnson
    Felicity Young
    Felicity Young
    • Jill - Waitress
    Edwin Styles
    • Sir Lionel - College Dean
    Douglas Muir
    Douglas Muir
    • Detective Sergeant Willoughby
    Jill Hyem
    • Joy Clark
    Max Faulkner
    Max Faulkner
    • Man Tailing Mark Kingston
    Tony Thawnton
    Tony Thawnton
    • College Tutor
    Laura Thurlow
    • Waitress in Cafe
    Geoffrey Ryan
    Anne Sharp
    Anne Sharp
      Harold Siddons
      • Jimmy - Newspaper Editor
      Mark Eden
      Mark Eden
      • Police Constable
      William Ingham
      Bill Mitchell
      • Harry Gregg
      • Director
        • Michael Winner
      • Writer
        • Michael Winner
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      Sylvester

      A forgettable potboiler.

      "Murder on the Campus" was Michael Winner's second film. It was actually made in England in 1957 under the title "The Clock Strikes Eight". It is a very routine muder mystery with little to recommend it. It is what was known as a "Quota Quickie", a second feature, made on the cheap to enable British theatre owners to fulfill their quota - a legal requirement that a set percentage of all footage shown in British movie theatres had to be British in origin.
      5boblipton

      Talk Faster

      Terence Longden shows up in Cambridge. His brother, a University student, is said to have committed suicide in the river. It's a conclusion the police accept, but Longden finds incomprehensible. Longden makes himself a nuisance, and soon encounters Diane Clare, the stepdaughter of a Cambridge don and antiques dealer who also seems to have dived into the river at the same time. It seems an unlikely coincidence to either. When another local antiques dealer comes to warn Miss Clare that Longden could be embarrassing to her and to the memory of her stepfather, their suspicions are confirmed... but if it was murder, what were they murdered for?

      This early directorial effort by Michael Winner moves along at a terrific clip, with everyone talking very fast, annoyingly so. It's clear Winner was pushing everyone to make it come in at less than an hour, and he succeeded.... but it does no favor to the film.
      6CinemaSerf

      Out of the Shadow

      This is one of these films that could really have benefitted from a stronger, more charismatic, leading man! As it is, Michael Winner chose to saddle us with the wooden and rather plodding Terence Longdon to play "Kingston". He has arrived in the heart of academic Cambridge to establish just what happened to his brother who was found lying at the foot of his bedroom window. The police have assumed suicide, but he is not convinced. It doesn't take long for him to find himself embroiled in some skulduggery surrounding stolen goods and more bodies! Finally convincing the constabulary - "Insp. Wills" (Donald Gray) - that there is more afoot we embark on a briskly paced mystery as he and "Mary" (Diane Clare) who is the daughter of another seemingly suicidal victim begin to close in on the culprits - and attract their attention too! It's not great this - the acting is pedestrian and there is way too much verbiage, but the story is actually quite decent and the film does not hang about - each scene seamlessly picking up from the previous as if it were a stage play! It's nobody's finest work, but is still not a bad hour's watch.
      4info-996-828544

      Long on abrasiveness. Short on credibility!

      In a University town that is famed for it's genteel manners, somehow Michael Winner believes that the hero, Mark Kingston, can get to the bottom of what he believes is the murder of his brother. There is precious little, "please, thank you or sorry" from him and his whole manner consists of being at best, abrasive to all and sundry.

      I do realise it's only a film, but credibility hits a low when the police appear to believe that two drownings in the local river are not suspicious. The area of Cambridge where the River Cam passes the Colleges is know as "The Backs". The Cam is about four foot deep there, hence the use of flat bottom boats driven by poles (Punts).

      As with so many "B" pictures of this era, there is the customary American Actor who despite his obscurity in the film world even among Americans, is there in the hope of creating some interest in the film stateside. In this particular case, his character is that of a USAF Sergeant, who is equally rude and abrasive to complete strangers. At one stage, Kingston offers him a lift back to his airbase, to which he responds that it's not necessary because it's within walking distance. The nearest airbase is Duxford, which is about 9 miles from Cambridge, and the USAF pulled out of there in 1945.

      If you have a reasonable knowledge of Cambridge, you are more likely to treat this film as a comedy rather than a thriller.
      7nova-63

      Classic British Mystery

      A reporter (Terence Longdon) probes the mysterious death of his brother, who fell out of the window of his college dorm room. Without anything to go on, except his own curiosity, Longdon begins asking questions. When the police and the college staff are evasive in their answers, he digs in his heels and starts his own probe. Longdon turns to his brother's classmates and friends. He schedules a meeting with a student who saw someone walking on the roof of his brother's apartment on the night he fell. But minutes before the meeting time, the student is found dead, another victim of an accident. Now even the police are willing to believe that there is more here than just two accidental deaths.

      The print I saw had the title, Murder On The Campus, and ran the full 61 minutes. Finally, the 3.5 viewer rating is ridiculous. This is a well made British B mystery. Nothing terrific but hardly 3.5. Another curious example of how IMDb handles ratings. Don't pass this up because of the rating.

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      • Trivia
        Takes place at Cambridge University, which is not a "campus" university.
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        Inspector Wills: These students spend half their time climbing in and out of their colleges. I wonder why they bother to build gates for them at all.

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      • Release date
        • June 1961 (United Kingdom)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Murder on the Campus
      • Filming locations
        • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK(City and University)
      • Production company
        • Border Film Productions
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        1 hour 1 minute
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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