Stranglehold_(1963_film)

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Stranglehold (1963 film)

1963 British film by Lawrence Huntington


Stranglehold is a 1963 British second feature[1] drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Macdonald Carey, Barbara Shelley and Philip Friend.[2]

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Plot

An American actor known for his gangster roles is in London to shoot a new film, but begins to fear that he had murdered his wife in a fit of rage.

Cast

Production

The film was distrubuted by the Rank Organisation. It was shot at Pinewood Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This unlikely affair is so unconvincing in its succession of coincidences and improbabilities that it becomes almost disarming. The dialogue, though, is rather worse than the plot, and liberally sprinkled with Americanisms which are partly excused by the fact that the hero is an American actor – who seems to make all his films in this country."[3]


References

  1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. "Stranglehold". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. "Stranglehold". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348): 24. 1 January 1963 via ProQuest.



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