The Partner (1963 film)

The Partner is a 1963 British film directed by Gerard Glaister and starring Yoko Tani, Guy Doleman and Ewan Roberts.[1] Part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on a 1926 novel A Million Dollar Story by Wallace.

The Partner
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Directed byGerard Glaister
Screenplay byJohn Roddick
Based onA Million Dollar Story
by Edgar Wallace
Produced byJack Greenwood
StarringYoko Tani
Guy Doleman
Ewan Roberts
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byDerek Holding
Production
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Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Film director Wayne Douglas is shooting a film starring Lin Siyan when his accountant Charles Briers is found murdered. It seems that the motive for the murder was a large sum of money which Briers was holding as part of a tax-avoidance scheme for Douglas. Douglas's wife Helen has hired private detective Richard Webb to investigate the affair she believes her husband is having with Lin. Douglas also hires Webb to locate the missing money.

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Critical reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine whodunnit which lacks any sort of suspense or excitement, and is much too talkative. There are numerous shots of Merton Park Studios, where "W. D. Productions" are presumed to operate."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Partner". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "The Partner". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348): 160. 1 January 1963. ProQuest 1305823362 – via ProQuest.
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