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Director
  
Maclean Rogers

Country
  
United Kingdom

5.8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Paul Temple Returns movie poster

Release date
  
24 November 1952 (1952-11-24)

Writer
  
Francis Durbridge (radio serial "Paul Temple Intervenes")

Paul Temple Returns is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Patricia Dainton and Peter Gawthorne. Known in the U.S. as Bombay Waterfront, it was the fourth and last in the series of Paul Temple films, although the character was revived for the BBC television series Paul Temple in 1969.

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Plot

Aspiring novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple begins investigating the case of a famous unsolved murder and ends up in a mansion full of snakes. With the aid of his wife Steve, he eventually solves the murder, and gets renown for his newest book as well.

Cast

  • John Bentley ... Paul Temple
  • Patricia Dainton ... Steve Temple
  • Grey Blake ... Storey
  • Peter Gawthorne ... Sir Graham Forbes
  • Valentine Dyall ... Superintendent Bradley
  • Robert Urquhart ... Slater
  • Christopher Lee ... Sir Felix Raybourne
  • Dan Jackson ... Sakki
  • Ronald Leigh-Hunt ... Inspector Ross
  • Arthur Hill ... Cranmer Guest
  • Ben Williams ... Reddy Carson
  • Critical reception

    TV Guide called the film a "standard murder mystery," and Britmovie agreed, adding, "b-movie director Maclean Rogers keeps the story moving at a brisk pace and makes good use of exterior locations."

    References

    Paul Temple Returns Wikipedia
    Paul Temple Returns IMDb Paul Temple Returns themoviedb.org