River Beat

River Beat (1954)

Diamonds on her meant trouble!

British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly "mule" their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has befriended an Inspector for the Thames River Patrol.

Date of release
1954-02-01
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Guy Green

Casting

Interesting facts

River Beat is a 1954 British second feature crime film directed by Guy Green and starring John Bentley, Phyllis Kirk and Leonard White. It was written by Rex Rientis and distributed in the United States by Lippert Pictures.

Production

The film was shot at Walton Studios and on location around London. Glimpses of street signs include Raby Street, E14, and the former Horns and Horseshoe public house, at 10 Cable Street, E1, next door to what is now the Jack the Ripper Museum. The film's sets were designed by art director John Stoll.

It was Guy Green's first film as a director. He said Phyllis Kirk was "very helpful".

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