Hangman's Wharf is a 1950 British crime film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring John Witty, Genine Graham and Campbell Singer.[1] Its plot concerns a doctor working in Shadwell who is called out for an emergency on a ship docked in the River Thames, where he is framed for murder.

Hangman's Wharf
Directed byCecil H. Williamson
Written byJohn Beldon
Cecil H. Williamson
Produced byEdwin J. Fancey
StarringJohn Witty
Genine Graham
Patience Rentoul
Campbell Singer
CinematographyCecil H. Williamson
Production
company
Distributed byDUK
Release date
January 1950
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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The film was based on a BBC radio serial written by John Beldon. Location shooting was done along the River Thames and at Falmouth and St Mawes.[2] The railway station at which John Witty - Doctor David Galloway - arrives in Cornwall was St Ives. The branch is still open, and the area still similar today.

References edit

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.118

Bibliography edit

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

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