DramaCrimeThriller

The Last Page

- Poison never came in a prettier package!

A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.

Release Date : 1952-01-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lippert FilmsHammer Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Harman

Original Name : George Brent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruby Bruce

Original Name : Diana Dors

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stella Tracy

Original Name : Marguerite Chapman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clive Oliver

Original Name : Raymond Huntley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeffrey Hart

Original Name : Peter Reynolds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vi

Original Name : Eleanor Summerfield

Gender : Female

Character Name : Inspector Dale

Original Name : Meredith Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Harry Fowler

Gender : Male

Character Name : May Harman

Original Name : Isabel Dean

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Constable

Original Name : Archie Duncan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector Todd

Original Name : Conrad Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mushroom Book Customer

Original Name : Ian Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank the Waiter

Original Name : Harold Goodwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Lewis

Original Name : Eleanor Bryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Rosetti

Original Name : Nelly Arno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vi's Date

Original Name : Jim Brady

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club Manager

Original Name : Jack Faint

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Courtney Hope

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr Quince

Original Name : David Keir

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-09

The next time you are comfortably seated in a Barnes & Noble, or a Waterstone's - just (casually) glance about you for signs of criminal activity. Any dark stains on the carpet or on the upholstery...? It would appear, from this standard little blackmail thriller, that bookshops are not the sanctuary we might expect! Diana Dors is "Ruby", the pretty young thing employed by manager George Brent ("Harman") but she is always late. When, one evening, she accidentally catches her blouse on a drawer doing a bit of overtime (honest!), her rather devious boyfriend "Jeff" (a really un-menacing Peter Reynolds) suggests she pretend that it was much more than that and that this married man - about to cash in a £300-odd insurance policy to help his stricken wife - might be an easy mark for a couple of hundred quid. Next thing we know, she's gone missing and a box of books about to be moved from the shop has become considerably heavier! Whodunit, guv? We, the audience, actually know by now, but it's whether the police can find out before "Harman" is toast - that's the question... It's quite a fun little throwaway thriller, this. Raymond Huntley adds a little gravitas to the thing and the remainder of the cast keep the production tight and efficient. Not a great film, it's told in a slightly self-defeating fashion and is probably just fifteen minutes too long, but it is still worth a watch just about.