The Key Man (1957)
The host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a notorious murder on the air. He uses his knowledge of criminology to foil the gang's wicked scheme.
- Date of release
- 1957-06-01
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Montgomery Tully
Casting
- Lee Patterson — Lionel Hulme
- Hy Hazell — Gaby / Eva
- Colin Gordon — Larry Parr
- Philip Leaver — Smithers
- Paula Byrne — Pauline
- Henri Vidon — Hallow
- Harold Kasket — Dimitriadi
- Maudie Edwards — Mrs. Glass
- George Margo — Jeff
- Ian Wilson — Process Server
- Billy Milton — French Waiter
- Dennis Castle — Inspector
Interesting facts
The Key Man is a 1957 British black and white second feature directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Lee Patterson, Paula Byrne and Colin Gordon. The screenplay was by Julian MacLaren-Ross adapted from his original story. The film was released in the USA by United Artists.
Production
The film was shot during a three week period in 1957 in response to an initiative by Anglo-Amalgamated to increase the number of British made B movies available. MacLaren-Ross had been persuaded by producer Alec C. Snowden to write a script in late 1956 and after some doubts about the project delivered a screenplay to Snowden in January 1957.
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