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.
- GoofsWhen Denning visits Mados in his flat, after knocking him down he goes to the door with his hat in his hand, then he looks back and sees Mados lying with his head in the fireplace. Going to check on him, Denning throws his hat onto a chair. Discovering Mados is dead, he goes to a phone, picks up the receiver, sees a photograph of his daughter, and puts the phone down. As he sits on a settee his hat is in his hand.
- 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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Film of its period
Competent direction and generally good performances but what disappoints and categorises the film as a period piece is the treatment of the Travellers in this film, referred to throughout as 'Gypsies'. The stereotypical figures - belligerent male, young woman attracted by bright objects, grasping older woman - are, on a moral scale, worthier than Mr Denning and family all of whom are desperate to conceal essential truths. While the film is entertaining, a number of gaping plot holes and, more importantly, this representation of the 'acceptable' face of racism, prevent me from giving it more than four stars.
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- Oct 18, 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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