The Ringer (1952 film)
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Director Guy Hamilton Music director Malcolm Arnold Country United Kingdom | 6/10 IMDb Genre Mystery Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1952 Based on the play The Ringer by Edgar Wallace Writer Lesley Storm, Val Valentine, Edgar Wallace (play) Initial release November 24, 1952 (Sweden) Screenplay Val Valentine, Lesley Storm Cast Herbert Lom (Maurice Meister), Donald Wolfit (Dr. Lomond), Mai Zetterling (Lisa), Greta Gynt (Cora Ann Milton), William Hartnell (Sam Hackett), Norman Wooland (Inspector Bliss)Similar movies Related Guy Hamilton movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ringer is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Herbert Lom, Denholm Elliott, Greta Gynt, Donald Wolfit, William Hartnell and Mai Zetterling. It was the directoral debut of Hamilton, and was the third talkie version of Edgar Wallace's popular play.
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Premise
An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.
Cast
(in credits order)
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "Donald Wolfit, whose legendary thespic excesses were later fictionalized in the stage play The Dresser, is perfectly cast as a vengeance-seeking master of disguise"; and TV Guide noted "old-fashioned melodrama with an excellent cast."
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The Ringer (1952 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
The Ringer (1952 film) IMDb The Ringer (1952 film) themoviedb.org