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Country
  
United Kingdom

5.8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

The Crooked Sky movie poster

Release date
  
1957

Based on
  
a story by Maclean Rogers and Charles F. Vetter (as Lance Hargreaves)

Writer
  
Maclean Rogers (story), Norman Hudis, Charles F. Vetter (story)

Wilfred burns the crooked sky 1957


The Crooked Sky is a low budget 1957 black and white British crime film. It was made at Merton Park Studios in London. Location shots are at Blackbushe Airport.

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Plot

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American detective Mike Conlin (Wayne Morris), teams up with Scotland Yard to catch the villains behind a big counterfeiting ring. After the mysterious death of an American airline radio operator, the Yard suspect the operation may originate in the United States, and Conlin is brought over to help.

Cast

  • Mike Conlin - Wayne Morris
  • Sandra - Karin Booth
  • Fraser - Anton Diffring
  • Mac - Bruce Seton
  • Bill - Sheldon Lawrence
  • Williams - Richard Shaw
  • Benny - Colette Bartrop
  • Steve - Seymour Green
  • Grange - Bill Brandon
  • Smith - Reginald Hearne
  • Robson - Frank Hawkins
  • Lewis - Murray Kash
  • Wilson - Wally Peterson
  • Alanson - Guy Kingsley-Poynter
  • Senior Civil Servant - Robert Raglan
  • U.S. Treasury Official - Robert Perceval
  • Landlady - Beryl Cooke
  • Manager - Robert Hunter
  • Salesman - Frank Henderson
  • Inspector Hughes - George Roderick
  • Croupier - Jack Taylor
  • Commissioner - Howard Lang
  • Critical reception

    Avelyman thought the film "has a few neat moments, but is pretty much filler" ; while TV Guide called it an "interesting British attempt to put an American-style, hard-boiled detective in their own yard, (it) even goes as far as naming the hero "Mike" instead of the usual "Geoffrey" or "Ronnie."

    References

    The Crooked Sky Wikipedia
    The Crooked Sky IMDb The Crooked Sky themoviedb.org