Temptation Harbour (1947)
Conscience does make cowards of us all.
The story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a murder, fails to report it to the police, and finds himself the object of murderous and mercenary interest.
- Date of release
- 1947-02-27
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Lance Comfort
Casting
- Robert Newton — Bert Mallinson
- Simone Simon — Camelia
- William Hartnell — Jim Brown
- Marcel Dalio — Insp. Dupré
- Margaret Barton — Betty Mallinson
- Edward Rigby — Tatem
- Charles Victor — George Gowshall
- Kathleen Harrison — Mabel Slater
- Irene Handl — Ethel Gowshall
- Wylie Watson — Fred
- Leslie Dwyer — Reg Slater
- Edward Lexy — Stationmaster
Interesting facts
Temptation Harbour is a 1947 British black and white crime/drama film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Robert Newton, Simone Simon and William Hartnell. It was adapted by Rodney Ackland and Frederick Gotfurt from Newhaven-Dieppe, the 1933 novella by Georges Simenon.
Production
Although based on Simenon's novella, the plot was restructured and the location was changed from France to England. It was made at Welwyn Studios, with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe
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