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CrimeDrama

Eight O'Clock Walk

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Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.

Release Date : 1954-03-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British Aviation PicturesBritish Lion Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Attenborough

Character Name : Thomas Leslie Manning

Original Name : Richard Attenborough

Gender : Male

Cathy O'Donnell

Character Name : Jill Manning

Original Name : Cathy O'Donnell

Gender : Female

Derek Farr

Character Name : Peter Tanner

Original Name : Derek Farr

Gender : Male

Ian Hunter

Character Name : Geoffrey Tanner

Original Name : Ian Hunter

Gender : Male

Maurice Denham

Character Name : Horace Clifford

Original Name : Maurice Denham

Gender : Male

Bruce Seton

Character Name : Detective Chief Inspector

Original Name : Bruce Seton

Gender : Male

Lily Kann

Character Name : Mrs. Adeline Zunz

Original Name : Lily Kann

Gender : Female

Harry Welchman

Character Name : Justice Harrington

Original Name : Harry Welchman

Gender : Male

Kynaston Reeves

Character Name : Munro

Original Name : Kynaston Reeves

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

But it's all circumstantial guv! Eight O'Clock Walk is a solid piece of film making. Well directed (Lance Comfort), well acted (Richard Attenborough/Cathy O'Donnell/Derek Farr/Maurice Denham/Ian Hunter) and neatly photographed (Brendan J. Stafford). Unfortunately the writing, whilst not awful at all, asks some big leaps of faith of the audience. Plot finds Attenborough as a good guy sort who, through a series of circumstances, is accused of murdering a little girl. As the strain begins to tell on he and his loved ones, it's looking increasingly likely he could well be found guilty. Pic trundles along to the big courtroom finale with Attenborough superbly getting more stressed with each frame. For fans of court room dramas then this delivers good viewing, the law can often be mad and it's always good to see legal eagles going at each other and to see how they deal with those called to the dock - including a child here. If you can accept the outcome, which if truth be told is never in doubt, then this adds up to being better than a time waster. 6.5/10