One Jump Ahead (1955)
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Paul Banner, a "noozeman" of the Daily Comet in England, is an American working in England. He happens on a murder that leads him on a complicated trail.
- Date of release
- 1955-03-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Charles Saunders
Casting
- Paul Carpenter — Paul Banner
- Diane Hart — Maxine
- Jill Adams — Judy
- Freddie Mills — Bert Tarrant
- Arnold Bell — Spt. Faro
- Peter Sinclair — Old Tarrant
- June Ashley — Betty West
- Rose Howlett — Mrs. Mumby
- Edward French — Jimmy Mumby
- Roddy Hughes — Mac
- David Hannaford — Brian
- Arthur Gross — Arthur Walker
Interesting facts
One Jump Ahead is a 1955 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Diane Hart, Jill Adams and Freddie Mills. The screenplay was by Doreen Montgomery based on the 1951 novel of the same name by Robert H. Chapman.
Production
Director Charles Saunders also made Behind the Headlines (1956), the second of three crime thrillers based on the works of American novelist Robert Chapman. In 1958, he also directed Murder Reported. All three films had many similarities; the stories all revolved around a news reporter investigating a murder, each lead role played by Paul Carpenter, with different supporting casts.
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