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Director
  
John Gilling

Duration
  

Music director
  
John Lanchbery

Writer
  
John Gilling

Language
  
English

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Running time
  
1h 9m

Screenplay
  
John Gilling

Country
  
United Kingdom

The Frightened Man movie poster

Release date
  
1952

Cast
  
Dermot Walsh
(Julius Rosselli),
Barbara Murray
(Amanda),
Charles Victor
(Mr. Rosselli),
John Blythe
(Maxie)

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The Frightened Man is a 1952 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Dermot Walsh, Barbara Murray and Charles Victor. It is also known by the alternative title of Rosselli and Son and was shot at Twickenham and Riverside Studios. Its plot concerns a son of a rag-and-bone man who suffers a dramatic fall from grace.

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Plot

Junk dealer Roselli's dreams for his son Julius are disappointed when the young man is thrown out of Oxford after poor grades. The boy then gets involved with a gang of Camden Town jewel thieves for whom his father is secretly the fence, and when they attempt to rob a warehouse, Julius is injured in the getaway but continues his involvement. The gang next plan a raid on a jeweller’s in Hatton Garden and also plan to cut out Roselli. The old man tips off the police – unaware that his son is a member of the gang.

Cast

  • Dermot Walsh - Julius Roselli
  • Barbara Murray - Amanda
  • Charles Victor - Mr Roselli
  • John Blythe - Maxie
  • Michael Ward - Cornelius Hart
  • Thora Hird - Vera
  • John Horsley - Harry Armstrong
  • Annette D. Simmonds - Marcella
  • Martin Benson - Alec Stone
  • Ballard Berkeley - Inspector Bligh
  • Peter Bayliss - Bilton
  • Thomas Gallagher - Matthews

    • Critical reception

  • TV Guide wrote "this decent crime drama was written and directed by John Gilling, known for his efficient low-budget adventures and thrillers."
  • Britmovie called the film a "decent if unremarkable second-feature crime drama featuring Irish actor Dermot Walsh...Walsh's father is played by experienced character actor Charles Victor, who performs his role with quiet, self-effacing distinction."
  • The film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane note that "the film won considerable praise for being authentically staged, effectively directed, 'thrilling and human'.".

    • References

    The Frightened Man Wikipedia
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    The Frightened Man IMDb The Frightened Man themoviedb.org


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