A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Woods
- (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
Ambrosine Phillpotts
- Miss Blade
- (as Ambrosine Phillpots)
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- TriviaIn the crash scene of the Miles Hawk, the impact is not shown, only the aftermath of burning wreckage. The wreckage was a movie prop, the real aircraft was on the civil register for at least another four years under the ownership of FG Miles Ltd. There are unconfirmed reports that it crashed at Hurstpierpoint in 1955 with the pilot being fatally injured.
- GoofsJust before putting Mados' body in a trunk, Denning drapes a cloth over the spare wheel attached to the back of the trunk. Denning quickly puts the body in the trunk and closes the lid without moving the trunk. As he drives away there's no sign of the cloth but later when he's pulled up by a policeman for having a faulty rear light and gets out to examine it, the cloth is hanging out of the trunk.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are spoken, with no captions, giving just the film's title, the two main stars and brief supporting cast. The full credits are shown at the end.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Four Feathers (1939)
- SoundtracksI Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
(uncredited)
Written by John Glover Kind
Played on a record player by the mortuary attendant and heard as a theme over the end credits
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What a lovely whodunnit. We know what you did last summer.
Well I stayed and watched this film unfold. Charming period drama albeit a bit too clever and today such racial stereotypes would not be tolerated. However as it was 1951 we can forgive the essential prejudice that is necessary for the plot to remain plausible. I liked it and will watch again. A very fine film that has aged better than many. I liked the many actors in this that went on to become regular names in films and TV. Take bow all of you. It was an amazing watch and great twist at the very end that made me smile. A fine denouement. No idea why this bombed in the UK it was good enough and better than so much out there at the time. Do watch this. But park your sense of justice and go with out all.
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- Oct 3, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Täter fährt nach Norden
- Filming locations
- Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Studio, produced at)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Mr. Denning Drives North (1951) officially released in India in English?
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