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Dick Barton: Special Agent

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Directed by
  
Alfred J. Goulding

Based on
  
the BBC radio serial

Initial release
  
April 1948

Film series
  
Dick Barton Series

Cinematography
  
Stanley Clinton

4.2/10
IMDb

Produced by
  
Henry Halstead

Edited by
  
Eta Simpson

Director
  
Alfred J. Goulding

Production company
  
Hammer Film Productions

Cast
  
Don Stannard

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Written by
  
Alfred J. Goulding Alan Stranks

Starring
  
Don Stannard George Ford

Similar
  
Dick Barton at Bay, Dick Barton Strikes Back, The Black Widow, Whispering Smith Hits London, The Snorkel

Dick Barton: Special Agent is a 1948 British film about special agent Dick Barton. It was the first of three films that Hammer Film Productions made about the British agent, followed by Dick Barton at Bay and Dick Barton Strikes Back.

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Plot

Dick Barton (Don Stannard) and his friends Snowey and Jack are investigating smuggling when attempts are made on his life. It turns out there is a neo-Nazi plot to contaminate Great Britain's water supply...

Cast

  • Don Stannard as Dick Barton
  • George Ford as Snowey
  • Jack Shaw as Jack
  • Gillian Maude as Jean
  • Beatrice Kane as Mrs Horrock
  • Ivor Danvers as Snub
  • Geoffrey Wincott as Dr Caspar
  • Arthur Bush as Schuler
  • Alec Ross as Tony

    • Release

    The film's success prompted Hammer to make a number of movies based on radio and/or TV shows. It was released in the USA as Dick Barton, Detective.

    Reception

    Dick Barton: Special Agent currently holds an average two and a half star rating (4.8/10) on IMDb.

    References

    Dick Barton: Special Agent Wikipedia
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