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ThrillerMystery

Venetian Bird

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Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Shortly after arriving, he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his local contact. In his quest to clear his name, Mercer uncovers a conspiracy. Even the local magistrate seems to be working against him, and Mercer begins to suspect the man he came to find is behind it all.

Release Date : 1952-10-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British Film-Makers

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : The Assassin

Cast

Richard Todd

Character Name : Edward Mercer

Original Name : Richard Todd

Gender : Male

Eva Bartok

Character Name : Adriana Medova

Original Name : Eva Bartok

Gender : Female

John Gregson

Character Name : Renzo Uccello

Original Name : John Gregson

Gender : Male

George Coulouris

Character Name : Chief of Police Spadoni

Original Name : George Coulouris

Gender : Male

Margot Grahame

Character Name : Rosa Melitus

Original Name : Margot Grahame

Gender : Female

Walter Rilla

Character Name : Count Boria

Original Name : Walter Rilla

Gender : Male

John Bailey

Character Name : Lieutenant Longo

Original Name : John Bailey

Gender : Male

Sid James

Character Name : Bernardo

Original Name : Sid James

Gender : Male

Martin Boddey

Character Name : Gufo

Original Name : Martin Boddey

Gender : Male

Michael Balfour

Character Name : Moretto

Original Name : Michael Balfour

Gender : Male

Sydney Tafler

Character Name : Boldesca

Original Name : Sydney Tafler

Gender : Male

Miles Malleson

Character Name : Grespi

Original Name : Miles Malleson

Gender : Male

Eric Pohlmann

Character Name : Gostini

Original Name : Eric Pohlmann

Gender : Male

David Hurst

Character Name : Minelli

Original Name : David Hurst

Gender : Male

Raymond Young

Character Name : Luigi

Original Name : Raymond Young

Gender : Male

Ferdy Mayne

Character Name : Tio

Original Name : Ferdy Mayne

Gender : Male

Jill Clifford

Character Name : Renata

Original Name : Jill Clifford

Gender : Female

Eileen Way

Character Name : Woman Detective

Original Name : Eileen Way

Gender : Female

Toni Lucarda

Character Name : Nerva

Original Name : Toni Lucarda

Gender : Male

Janice Kane

Character Name : Ninetta

Original Name : Janice Kane

Gender : Male

Meier Tzelniker

Character Name : Mayor of Mirave

Original Name : Meier Tzelniker

Gender : Male

Betty E. Box

Character Name : Woman Next to the Factory Tour Guide (Uncredited)

Original Name : Betty E. Box

Gender : Male

Victor Harrington

Character Name : Bystander (Uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Harrington

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-09

Richard Todd is PI "Mercer" who is sent to Venice by a grateful French insurer to track down a man whom they want to reward for his sterling service during WWII. On arrival, however, things start to go seriously pear shaped, corpses abound and soon he must stay one step ahead of traitors and police alike as he tries to fathom out what's going on - and to save his own bacon. Despite a cast including a glamorous but rather static Eva Bartok ("Adriana"); an efficient George Coulouris as the dodgy Police chief "Spadoni" and an oddly cast John Gregson ("Uccello") this film doesn't really catch fire. Maybe it's the fallibility of the underlying premiss, or the really stilted performance of Todd - either way, it doesn't really go anywhere for much of it's 95 minutes and but for quite an exciting rooftop chase near the end, would probably sink without trace. The writing and direction needed much more pace, the story isn't developed nearly so much as it could have been and I was sadly disappointed by the rather meagre end product.