High Jump (film)

High Jump

Directed by	Godfrey Grayson
Produced by	Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger
Written by	Brian Clemens Eldon Howard
Starring	Richard Wyler Lisa Daniely Leigh Madison
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Lee Doig
Production company	Danziger Productions
Distributed by	United Artists (UK)
Release dates	1959
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

High Jump is a low budget 1959 British crime film.^[1]

Plot

A former trapeze artist becomes involved in a jewel robbery.

Cast

Bill Ryan - Richard Wyler
Jackie - Lisa Daniely
Kitty - Leigh Madison
Ray Shaw - Michael Peake
Tom Rowton - Arnold Bell
Mrs. Barlow - Nora Gordon
Tony - Stuart Hillier
Frank - Tony Doonan
Inspector - Robert Raglan
Guard - Colin Tapley

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "blase attempt to create an exciting crime drama quickly loses much impact in the opening scenes...The addition of a sex angle did absolutely nothing to heighten interest." ^[2]

References

↑ "High Jump (1958)". BFI.
↑ "High Jump". TVGuide.com.

External links

High Jump at IMDB

The films of Godfrey Grayson

Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949)
Doctor Morelle (1949)
The Adventures of P.C. 49 (1949)
Meet Simon Cherry (1949)
What the Butler Saw (1950)
The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)
Room to Let (1950)
Dick Barton at Bay (1950)
To Have and to Hold (1951)
The Fake (1953)
Black Ice (1957)
Innocent Meeting (1958)
Date at Midnight (1959)
Woman's Temptation (1959)
High Jump (1959)
An Honourable Murder (1960)
The Spider's Web (1960)
Escort for Hire (1960)
So Evil, So Young (1961)
The Pursuers (1961)
The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962)
The Battleaxe (1962)
She Always Gets Their Man (1962)
Design for Loving (1962)
The Durant Affair (1962)

Category:British crime films

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