The Teckman Mystery
| The Teckman Mystery | |
|---|---|
.jpg) British theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Wendy Toye |
| Produced by | Josef Somlo |
| Written by |
Francis Durbridge James Matthews |
| Starring |
Margaret Leighton John Justin Roland Culver |
| Music by | Clifton Parker |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Edited by | Bert Rule |
Production company |
Corona Productions |
| Distributed by |
British Lion Film Corporation (UK) Associated Artists Productions (US) |
Release dates | 27 October 1954 (UK) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Teckman Mystery is a 1954 black and white British mystery film directed by Wendy Toye and starring Margaret Leighton, John Justin, Roland Culver and Michael Medwin.[1]
Plot
A biographer researching a book on a pilot who died during the test flight of a new plane falls in love with the pilot's sister. As he uncovers more about the test flight, people connected with the case begin to die. The author naturally becomes nervous, until two Scotland Yard inspectors take on the case.
Cast
- Margaret Leighton - Helen Teckman
- John Justin - Philip Chance
- Roland Culver - Inspector Harris
- Michael Medwin - Martin Teckman
- George Coulouris - Garvin
- Duncan Lamont - Inspector Hilton
- Raymond Huntley - Maurice Miller
- Jane Wenham - Ruth Wade
- Meier Tzelniker - John Rice
- Harry Locke - Leonard
- Frances Rowe - Eileen Miller
- Barbara Murray - Girl on plane
- Irene Lister - Waitress
- Gwen Nelson - Duty woman
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "an obvious fly-by-night, with a pretty good cast headed by the gifted Margaret Leighton and John Justin, this Associated Artists release is a slow, contrived and exasperatingly arch puzzler that sets some sort of record for meandering banality" ; [2] while the Radio Times called it a "passable thriller" with "more than a hint of The Third Man." [3]