Man Detained (1961)
A petty burglar sets a chain of events in motion when he steals some money that the owner doesn't want the authorities to know about.
- Date of release
- 1961-10-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Robert Tronson
Casting
- Bernard Archard — Det. Inspector Verity
- Elvi Hale — Kay Simpson
- Paul Stassino — James Helder
- Michael Coles — Frank Murray
- Ann Sears — Stella Maple
- Victor Platt — Thomas Maple
- Patrick Jordan — Brand
- Clifford Earl — Det. Sgt. Wentworth
- Gerald Lawson — Old Man
- Jean Aubrey — Gillian Murray
- Gareth Davies — Police Constable
Interesting facts
Man Detained is a 1961 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Archard, Elvi Hale and Paul Stassino. The screenplay was by Richard Harris, based on the 1916 Edgar Wallace novel A Debt Discharged. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.
Production
The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.
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