Dead Man's Shoes (1940)
An amnesia victim is a well liked and respected member of his community--until one day someone from his past shows up with evidence that in "the old days" he had been a notorious criminal, and threatens to expose him unless he pays off.
- Date of release
- 1940-05-05
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Thomas Bentley
Casting
- Leslie Banks — Roger de Vetheuil
- Joan Marion — Viola de Vetheuil
- Geoffrey Atkins — Paul de Vetheuil
- Wilfrid Lawson — Lucien Sarrou
- Judy Kelly — Michelle Allain
- Nancy Price — Madame Pelletier
- Walter Hudd — Gaston Alexandri
- Peter Bull — Defense Counsel
- Henry Oscar — President of the Court
- Ludwig Stössel — Dr. Breithaut
Interesting facts
Dead Man's Shoes is a 1940 British mystery drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Banks, Joan Marion and Wilfrid Lawson. It was written by Nina Jarvis and John H. Kafka. The film is considered an antecedent of British Film Noir.
Production
Inspired by the 1938 French film Carrefour (aka Crossroads), it was made by Associated British Picture Corporation at the company's Elstree Studios.
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