Chain of Events
| Chain of Events | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gerald Thomas |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers |
| Written by |
Patrick Brawn Leo McKern |
| Starring |
Susan Shaw Dermot Walsh Jack Watling |
Production company |
Beaconsfield Productions |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
Release dates | September 1958 |
Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Chain of Events is a 1958 British crime film directed by Gerald Thomas from a radio play by Leo McKern. It starred Susan Shaw, Dermot Walsh, Jack Watling, Freddie Mills and Joan Hickson.[1]
Plot
A bank clerk tells a white lie to avoid paying his bus fare, and sets in motion a series of catastrophic events involving blackmail and death.[2]
Cast
- Jill - Susan Shaw
- Quinn - Dermot Walsh
- Freddie - Jack Watling
- Lord Fenchurch - Alan Gifford
- Jimmy Boy - Harold Lang
- Simone - Lisa Gastoni
- Clarke - Kenneth Griffith
- Stockman - Ballard Berkeley
- Johnson - Frank Forsythe
- Bus Conductor - Cyril Chamberlain
- Tiny - Freddie Mills
- - Julia Arnall
- Bus Inspector Martin Boddey
- The Drunk - Anthony Sagar
- Mrs Clarke - Myrtle Reed
- Becket - Martin Wyldeck
- Magistrate - James Raglan
- Barmaid - Joan Hickson
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "from a radio play written by talented British actor Leo McKern, but that's not sufficient reason to sit through it." [3]
References
- ↑ "Chain of Events | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ↑ Leo McKern. "Chain of Events (1958) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ↑ "Chain Of Events Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-16.