The Limping Man (1953)
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An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.
- Date of release
- 1953-11-01
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Thriller
- Director
- Cy Endfield
Casting
- Lloyd Bridges — Frank Prior
- Moira Lister — Pauline French
- Alan Wheatley — Inspector Braddock
- Leslie Phillips — Detective Cameron
- Hélène Cordet — Helene Castle
- Tom Gill — Stage Manager
- Bruce Beeby — Kendall Brown
- Rachel Roberts — Barmaid
- Marjory Hume — Landlady
- Jean Marsh — Landlady's Daughter
- Robert Harrin — The Magician
- André van Gyseghem — George, Stage Doorman
Interesting facts
The Limping Man is a 1953 British second feature ('B') film noir directed by Cy Endfield and starring Lloyd Bridges, Moira Lister and Leslie Phillips. The film was made at Merton Park Studios and was written by Ian Stuart Black and Reginald Long based on Anthony Verney's novel Death on the Tideway. Endfield directed it under the pseudonym Charles de Lautour due to his blacklisting in Hollywood. Location shooting took place around London including The Mayflower pub in Rotherhithe.
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