Hangman's Wharf
1950 British film by Cecil H. Williamson
- January 1950 (1950-01)
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Hangman's Wharf is a 1950 British crime film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring John Witty, Genine Graham and Campbell Singer.[1] Its plot concerns a doctor working in Shadwell who is called out for an emergency on a ship docked in the River Thames, where he is framed for murder.
Main cast
- John Witty - Doctor David Galloway
- Genine Graham - Alison Maxwell
- Patience Rentoul - Mrs Williams
- Gerald Nodin - Sir Brian Roderick
- Campbell Singer - Inspector Prebble
- Max Brimmell - Krim
- Patricia Laffan - Rosa Warren
Production
The film was based on a BBC radio serial written by John Beldon. Location shooting was done along the River Thames and at Falmouth and St Mawes.[2] The railway station at which John Witty - Doctor David Galloway - arrives in Cornwall was St Ives. The branch is still open, and the area still similar today.
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
- Hangman's Wharf at IMDb
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