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13 East Street
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Wikipedia article
'13 East Street' is a 1952 British crime thriller film directed by Robert S. Baker and starring Patrick Holt, Sandra Dorne and Sonia Holm.Mackillop & Sinyard p.180
It was shot at Twickenham Studios with some location shooting around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. It was produced as a second feature by Tempean Films which specialised in producing films designed to support the main feature on a double bill during the early 1950s.
Synopsis
In order to break up a gang trading in stolen goods, a Scotland Yard detective goes undercover. He robs a jewellery shop and is sentenced to prison so that he can gain the confidence of the gang's leaders and infiltrate their organisation.
Cast
* Patrick Holt as Insp. Gerald Blake
* Sandra Dorne as Judy
* Sonia Holm as Joan Blake
* Robert Ayres as Larry Conn
* Dora Bryan as Valerie
* Michael Balfour as Joey Long
* Hector MacGregor as Supt. Duncan
* Michael Brennan as George Mack
* Alan Judd as Sgt. Follett
* Michael Ward as Barman
* Alan Gordon as Murray
* Harry Towb as Ray
* Frank Forsyth as Prison Officer
* Edward Evans as Van Driver
* Charles Paton as Jeweller
* Barry MacGregor as Boy with football
* Andreas Malandrinos as Cafe Owner
References
Bibliography
* Mackillop, Ian & Sinyard, Neil. 'British Cinema of the 1950s: A Celebration'. Manchester University Press, 2018.
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