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My Death Is a Mockery
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Wikipedia article
'My Death Is a Mockery' is a 1952 British crime film directed by Tony Young and starring Donald Houston, Kathleen Byron and Bill Kerr.
It was shot at the Brighton Studios as a second feature. The following year it attracted notoriety as the last film watched by Christopher Craig before he shot dead a policeman during a failed burglary.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.103
Synopsis
After being condemned to death, a man recounts the events that have brought him there. A struggling Brixham fisherman, he was persuaded by an Australian chancer to switch to smuggling brandy from the French coast. However the murder of a policeman rapidly leads to things falling apart.
Cast
* Donald Houston as John Bradley
* Kathleen Byron as Helen Bradley
* Bill Kerr as Hansen
* Eddie Leslie as Le Cambre
* Liam Gaffney as Father Matthews
* Kenneth Henry as Inspector
* Felix Felton as Closterman
* Sheila McCormack as Patsy - the Barmaid
* Christopher Quest as First Customs Officer
* Michael Voysey as Second Customs Officer
* Vincent Holman as Prison Governor
* Meadows White as Warder
* Christmas Grose as Sailor
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. 'The British 'B' Film'. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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