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'Circle of Danger' is a 1951 British thriller film directed by Jacques Tourneur which stars Ray Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius Goring, Hugh Sinclair and Naunton Wayne.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113221002/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/29478 BFI.org] An American travels to England to discover the truth behind his brother's death during the Second World War. The screenplay was by Philip MacDonald.

Cast



* Ray Milland as Clay Douglas

* Patricia Roc as Elspeth Graham

* Marius Goring as Sholto Lewis

* Hugh Sinclair as Hamish McArran

* Naunton Wayne as Reggie Sinclair

* Edward Rigby as Idwal Llewellyn

* Marjorie Fielding as Margaret McArran

* John Bailey as Pape Llewellyn

* Colin Gordon as Col. Fairbairn

* Dora Bryan as Bubbles Fitzgerald

* Reginald Beckwith as Oliver

* David Hutcheson as Tony Wrexham

* Michael Brennan as Bert Oakshott

* Peter Butterworth as Ernie (The Diver) (uncredited)

Critical reception



In 'The New York Times' its anonymous reviewer wrote: "British restraint in acting and dialogue is almost painfully evident throughout the proceedings". Although Milland's acting is praised for its "naturalness, a quality which, it might be added, may be due in part to the unadorned and often expert dialogue turned out by Philip MacDonald", the film despite a decent British supporting cast, "is still an unexciting and largely placid adventure". Dennis Schwartz wrote of the film in 2013: "Though routine, the highly skilled Tourneur does his best to keep it lively, watchable and enjoyable."

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