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The Man in the Road
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Wikipedia article
'The Man in the Road' is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit and Cyril Cusack. The film was shot at Beaconsfield Studios. It was based on a popular contemporary novel 'He Was Found in the Road' by Anthony Armstrong.
Plot
A brilliant scientist suffering from amnesia is hunted by Communist agents in search of a secret formula.
Cast
* Derek Farr as Ivan Mason/Doctor James Paxton
* Ella Raines as Rhona Ellison
* Donald Wolfit as Professor Cattrell
* Lisa Daniely as Nurse Mitzi
* Bruce Beeby as Doctor Manning
* Russell Napier as Superintendent Davidson of Scotland Yard
* Cyril Cusack as Doctor Kelly
* Frederick Piper as Inspector Hayman
* Karel Stepanek as Dmitri Balinkev
* Olive Sloane as Mrs Lemming, the landlady
* Alfred Maron as Ambulance driver
* John Welsh as Employer
* Robert Bruce as Scotland Yard Detective
Critical reception
* 'Britmovie' called the film a "fast-paced, implausible, but engrossing Cold War spy thriller."
* 'TV Guide' wrote, "the complicated plot never really amounts to anything more than predictable propaganda, though a capable cast handles the material in a professional and convincing manner."
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. 'The British 'B' Film'. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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