The Master Plan (film)

The Master Plan
Directed by	Cy Endfield
Produced by	Charles Leeds Steven Pallos
Screenplay by	Cy Endfield
Based on	Operation North Star by Harald Bratt
Starring	Norman Wooland Tilda Thamar Wayne Morris
Cinematography	Jonah Jones
Edited by	Jim Connock
Production company	Gibraltar Films
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures
Release date	15 August 1954
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Master Plan is a 1954 British film noir drama film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Norman Wooland, Tilda Thamar and real-life war hero Wayne Morris.^[1][2] It is set at the headquarters of NATO. It is based on a teleplay Operation North Star by Harald Bratt. It was made at Southall Studios.

Plot

Following WW II, a U.S. army officer stationed in West Germany is assigned with keeping classified information away from the Communists. Unfortunately, Red spies know that he suffers from sudden black-outs and use this to hypnotise him, and make it appear that he is a traitor.^[3]

Cast

• Norman Wooland as Colonel Mark Cleaver
• Tilda Thamar as Helen Quaid
• Wayne Morris as Major Thomas Brent
• Mary Mackenzie as Miss Gray
• Arnold Bell as General Harry Goulding
• Marjorie Stewart as Yvonne Goulding
• Laurie Main as Johnny Orwell
• Frederick Schrecker as Doctor Morganstern
• Richard Marner as Man (uncredited)
• Alan Tilvern as Otto Szimek (uncredited)

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "the intriguing story suffers from inefficient production techniques."^[1]

References

1. 1 2 "The Master Plan Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10. 
2. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The MASTER PLAN (1954)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-05-10. 
3. ↑ "The Master Plan (1955) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-05-10. 

External links

• The Master Plan on IMDb