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Burnt Evidence
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Wikipedia article
'Burnt Evidence' is a 1954 British thriller film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Jane Hylton, Duncan Lamont and Donald Gray.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114174016/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/28196 BFI.org] The film was produced by Ronald Kinnoch for ACT Films.Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. . ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Ronald Kinnoch) It was made as a second feature.Chibnall & McFarlane p.149 Shooting took place at Beaconsfield Studios and on location in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ray Simm.
Plot
Diana Taylor is considering leaving her husband, Jack, who has been trying but failing to build his own business as a builder/decorator. Her suitor, Jimmy Thompson, is Jack's army friend.
Jack deduces the relationship and, when Jimmy comes to Jack's business to discuss the situation, a fight ensues. A gun is produced and one of them is killed, but a subsequent fire makes it difficult to determine which man has died. While the police search for the survivor, Diana struggles with her feelings.
Cast
* Jane Hylton as Diana Taylor
* Duncan Lamont as Jack Taylor
* Donald Gray as Jimmy Thompson
* Meredith Edwards as Bob Edwards
* Cyril Smith as Alf Quinney
* Irene Handl as Mrs. Raymond
* Hugo Schuster as Hartl
* Kynaston Reeves as Pathologist
* Hugh Moxey as Assistant Commissioner
* Tony Hilton as Tubby
* Stanley Vilven as Attwood
* Hamilton Keene as Fire Officer
* Gwen Bacon as Mrs. Thompson
* Jack Taylor as Detective Sergeant Dutton
* Arthur Lovegrove as Fireman
* Stratford Johns as Fireman
Critical reception
'TV Guide' called it a "Routine thriller"; while 'Sky Cinema' called it a "Relentlessly sombre thriller."
References
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