The Desperate Man
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Director Peter Maxwell Cast Jill Ireland Duration Language English | 5/10 IMDb Production companies Merton Park Studios Genres Drama, Crime Fiction Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date December 1959 Writer James Eastwood, Paul Somers (novel) Similar movies For Them That Trespass (1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Desperate Man is a 1959 British B movie crime film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Conrad Phillips, Jill Ireland, William Hartnell, Charles Gray and Peter Swanwick. its plot involves a writer who investigates a murder in the tower of a castle. It is adapted from the novel Beginner's Luck by Paul Somers, the writer better-known as Andrew Garve.
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Plot
Two reporters, Curtis (Conrad Phillips), and his girlfriend Carol (Jill Ireland), pursue jewel thief Smith (William Hartnell), through the Sussex countryside. On arriving at an ancient castle, Smith abducts Carol and holds her hostage, and Curtis is forced to assist the thief to find his buried loot.
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Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "While this is mostly dull, there is some nice camerawork."
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