The Last Shot You Hear

1969 film by Gordon Hessler

  • May 14, 1969 (1969-05-14)
(United States)
  • February 1970 (1970-02)
(United Kingdom)
Running time
90 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Last Shot You Hear is a 1969 British thriller film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Hugh Marlowe, Zena Walker, Patricia Haines, and William Dysart.

It was Marlowe's last film appearance.[1]

The film marked the end of the association between Robert L. Lippert and 20th Century Fox which produced over 200 films.[2]

Cast

  • Hugh Marlowe as Charles Nordeck
  • Zena Walker as Eileen Forbes
  • Patricia Haines as Anne Nordeck
  • William Dysart as Peter Marriott
  • Thorley Walters as Gen. Jowett
  • Lionel Murton as Rubens
  • Joan Young as Mrs. Jowett
  • Helen Horton as Dodie Rubens
  • John Nettleton as Det. Inspector Nash
  • John Wentworth as Chambers
  • Alister Williamson as CID Man
  • Job Stewart as Policeman
  • Julian Holloway as Brash Young Man

Production

The film is based on William Fairchild's play The Sound of Murder which premiered in 1959 in a production starring Peter Cushing and Elizabeth Sellars.[3][4] The play became a favourite among stock companies.[5]

Filming started November 1967.[6]

It was also known as The Jolly Girls.[7]

The Shaggy Pups wrote the theme song.[8]

Lippert signed Mendel Pups to a two-film deal.[9]

Lippert announced he purchased an original story by Hessler, Genoa. However the film was never made.[10] However, when Lippert and Fox decided to end their relationship the film was not made.[2]

Box Office

According to Fox records the film required $450,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $290,000 so made a loss to the studio.[11]

References

  1. ^ "LAST SHOT YOU HEAR, the". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37. 1970. p. 81. ProQuest 1305826314.
  2. ^ a b "'Last' to end lippert association with 20th". Los Angeles Times. 23 February 1968. ProQuest 155851742.
  3. ^ "THE MONTH IN THE THEATRE". The Manchester Guardian. 2 July 1959. ProQuest 480348661.
  4. ^ "AT THE THEATRE". The Guardian. 12 April 1960. ProQuest 184648825.
  5. ^ S. Z. (28 May 1969). "Sidney kingsley preparing a trilogy". New York Times. ProQuest 118605249.
  6. ^ Martin, B. (8 November 1967). "MOVIE CALL SHEET". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155720946.
  7. ^ Martin, B. (2 December 1967). "MOVIE CALL SHEET". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155787640.
  8. ^ Martin, B. (22 December 1967). "MOVIE CALL SHEET". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155808620.
  9. ^ Martin, B. (26 December 1967). "MOVIE CALL SHEET". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155919669.
  10. ^ Martin, B. (9 January 1968). "MOVIE CALL SHEET". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155802364.
  11. ^ Silverman, Stephen M (1988). The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox. L. Stuart. p. 327.

External links

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  • The Last Shot You Hear at the TCM Movie Database
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