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ThrillerCrime

Take My Life

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When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.

Release Date : 1947-05-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cineguild DistributorsJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Hugh Williams

Character Name : Nicholas Talbot

Original Name : Hugh Williams

Gender : Male

Greta Gynt

Character Name : Phillipa Shelley

Original Name : Greta Gynt

Gender : Female

Marius Goring

Character Name : Sidney Fleming

Original Name : Marius Goring

Gender : Male

Francis L. Sullivan

Character Name : Prosecuting Counsel

Original Name : Francis L. Sullivan

Gender : Male

Henry Edwards

Character Name : Inspector Archer

Original Name : Henry Edwards

Gender : Male

Rosalie Crutchley

Character Name : Elizabeth Rusman

Original Name : Rosalie Crutchley

Gender : Female

Marjorie Mars

Character Name : Joan Newcombe

Original Name : Marjorie Mars

Gender : Female

Maurice Denham

Character Name : Defense Counsel

Original Name : Maurice Denham

Gender : Male

Margaret Boyd

Character Name : Mrs. Turnbull

Original Name : Margaret Boyd

Gender : Male

Leo Bieber

Character Name : Parone, Orchestra Conductor

Original Name : Leo Bieber

Gender : Male

Herbert C. Walton

Character Name : Grieve

Original Name : Herbert C. Walton

Gender : Male

Dodd Mehan

Character Name : Chemist

Original Name : Dodd Mehan

Gender : Male

Hugh Kelly

Character Name : Casualty Ward Doctor

Original Name : Hugh Kelly

Gender : Male

Dorothy Bramhall

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Dorothy Bramhall

Gender : Male

Nelly Arno

Character Name : Mrs. Rusman

Original Name : Nelly Arno

Gender : Male

Frederick Morant

Character Name : Concert Agent

Original Name : Frederick Morant

Gender : Male

Grace Denbigh Russell

Character Name : Orchestra Leader

Original Name : Grace Denbigh Russell

Gender : Male

Eleanor Summerfield

Character Name : Miss Carteret

Original Name : Eleanor Summerfield

Gender : Female

Olive Walter

Character Name : Mrs. Langridge

Original Name : Olive Walter

Gender : Male

Patrick Susands

Character Name : Shaw

Original Name : Patrick Susands

Gender : Male

Henry Morrell

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Henry Morrell

Gender : Male

Leo Britt

Character Name : John Newcombe

Original Name : Leo Britt

Gender : Male

Keith Lloyd

Character Name : Bungey Baker

Original Name : Keith Lloyd

Gender : Male

Deidre Doyle

Character Name : Annie Baird

Original Name : Deidre Doyle

Gender : Male

Ronald Adam

Character Name : Det Sgt Hawkins - Deaf Man

Original Name : Ronald Adam

Gender : Male

David Walbridge

Character Name : Leslie Newcombe

Original Name : David Walbridge

Gender : Male

J. Hubert Leslie

Character Name : Angus Baird

Original Name : J. Hubert Leslie

Gender : Male

John Boxer

Character Name : Policeman Making Charge Statement (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Boxer

Gender : Male

Madge Brindley

Character Name : Lady with Children at Station (Uncredited)

Original Name : Madge Brindley

Gender : Female

Daniel Brown

Character Name : Man in Pub (Uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Brown

Gender : Male

Gerald Campion

Character Name : Newspaper Seller at Station (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gerald Campion

Gender : Male

Dennis Harkin

Character Name : Man in Phone Box at Station (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Harkin

Gender : Male

Fred Nicholas

Character Name : Detective Kellett (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Nicholas

Gender : Male

Campbell Singer

Character Name : Police Station Sergeant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Campbell Singer

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

Hugh Williams and Greta Gynt are super as the couple trying to prove that he didn't murder an old flame at her London lodgings. He is convicted largely due to a formidable prosecution from a suitably ebullient Francis L. Sullivan but she determines to find out what really happened. The odd thing is that there are no photographs of the victim; it's as if she had no recent past... Then serendipity takes a hand and Gynt happens upon a tune that takes her to Edinburgh and soon she is on the trail to the truth. Ronald Neame's first go from the director's chair and it's a suspenseful, taut film noir well worth catching up with.