Return to Sender is a 1963 British drama directed and edited by Gordon Hales and starring Nigel Davenport, Yvonne Romain and Geoffrey Keen.[1][2] It was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Gordon Hales |
| Written by | John Roddick |
| Based on | a novel by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
| Starring | Nigel Davenport Yvonne Romain Geoffrey Keen |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Edited by | Gordon Hales |
| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
Production company | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA corporate fraudster is arrested for stealing a large sum of money from his partners. When he learns that the prosecuting counsel is led by a particularly brilliant barrister, he attempts to undermine the barrister's credibility by employing a shady individual to use smear tactics against him.
Cast
edit- Nigel Davenport as Dino Steffano
- Yvonne Romain as Lisa
- Geoffrey Keen as Robert Lindley
- William Russell as Mike Cochrane
- Jennifer Daniel as Beth
- Paul Williamson as Tony Shaw
- John Horsley as Supt. Gilchrist
- Gerald Andersen as Lloyd
- Richard Bird as Fox
- Marianne Stone as Kate
- Lucy Griffiths as Agatha
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A conventional but well-produced thriller in the Edgar Wallace series. The complicated plot has an interesting twist, and is rather superior to the dialogue and characterisation."[5]
References
edit- ^ "Return to Sender". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Return to Sender (1963)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.
- ^ Return to Sender - British Board of Film Classification ref. AFF039086
- ^ "The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Return to Sender (1963)". Radio Times.
- ^ "Return to Sender". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348): 103. 1 January 1963 – via ProQuest.
External links
edit- Return to Sender at BBFC
- Return to Sender at BFI
- Return to Sender at IMDb
- Return to Sender then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
