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Deadly Nightshade (film)

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Wikipedia article




'Deadly Nightshade' is a 1953 British crime drama film directed by John Gilling. It stars Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall and John Horsely. A convict on the run (Emrys Jones) switches identities with a lookalike, only to find himself in even deeper trouble.

Cast



*Emrys Jones as Matthews / Barlow

*Zena Marshall as Ann Farrington

*John Horsely as Inspector Clements

*Joan Hickson as Mrs. Fenton

*Hector Ross as Canning

*Roger Maxwell as Col. Smythe

*Lesley Deane as Mrs. Smythe

*Marne Maitland as Heinz

*Frederick Piper as Mr. Pritchard

Critical reception



'TV Guide' thought the idea was "done much better in Antonioni's 'The Passenger' (1975)," but found the film, "still occasionally entertaining"; while the 'Radio Times' wrote, "In spite of its penury, this typical 1950s British crime quickie...is curiously engaging...Although director John Gilling throws in a few Cornish coastal views, he's mostly confined to unconvincing sets, though the cheapskate look only adds to the charm."

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