The Long Dark Hall (1951) - film review

Crime / Drama

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The Long Dark Hall is a British crime film first released in 1951, directed by Reginald Beck and Anthony Bushell. The film is based on a novel by Edgar Lustgarten and stars Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Tania Heald, Henrietta Barry and Dora Sevening. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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A very fine English "film noir" with good performances and good photography.
Daniel Guenzel (Milwaukee, USA)

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Credits

Director: Reginald Beck, Anthony Bushell
Script: W.E. Fairchild, Nunnally Johnson, Edgar Lustgarten (novel)
Photo: Wilkie Cooper
Music: Benjamin Frankel
Cast: Rex Harrison (Arthur Groome), Lilli Palmer (Mary Groome), Tania Heald (Sheila Groome), Henrietta Barry (Rosemary Groome), Dora Sevening (Mary’s mother), Ronald Simpson (Mary’s father), Raymond Huntley (Chief Insp. Sullivan), William Squire (Sgt. Cochran), Ballard Berkeley (Police Supt. Maxey), Anthony Dawson (The Man), Denis O’Dea (Sir Charles Morton), Anthony Bushell (Clive Bedford), Henry B. Longhurst (Judge), Patricia Cutts (Rose Mallory), Meriel Forbes (Marjorie Danns), Brenda De Banzie (Mrs. Rogers), Douglas Jefferies (Dr. Conway), Fletcher Lightfoot (Jury Foreman), Anthony Shaw (Clerk of the Court), Michael Medwin (Leslie Scott), Colin Gordon (Pound), Lilli Molnar (Mrs. Polaris), Frank Tickle (Alfred Tripp), Tom Macaulay (Ironworks manager), Richard Littledale (Mr. Sims), Jenny Laird (Mrs. Sims), Tony Quinn (Joe)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 86 min; B&W

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