Death Is a Number is a 1951 British second feature ('B')[1] horror film directed by Robert Henryson and starring Terence Alexander, Lesley Osmond and Peter Gawthorne.[2][3] It was written by Charles K. Shaw.
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| Directed by | Robert Henryson |
| Written by | original story & scenario by Charles K. Shaw |
| Produced by | Robert Henryson |
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| Cinematography | Phil Grindrod Harry Long |
| Music by | Escaro Pastore |
Production company | Delman Pictures |
| Distributed by | Adelphi Films (UK) (uncredited) |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA racing driver is persecuted by the number 9.
Cast
edit- Terence Alexander as Alan Robert
- Lesley Osmond as Joan Robert
- Peter Gawthorne as James Gregson
- Denis Webb as John Bridgnorth
- Isabel George as nurse
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as gipsy
Critical reception
editKine Weekly wrote: "Unusual British featurette, dealing with that far-from-exact, but nevertheless fascinating science, numerology. ... Conclusions are for from clear, but the matter, founded mainly on superstition, intrigues and should appeal to women. Reliable full-length novelty quota."[4]
Picturegoer called the film a "modest British novelty featurette."[5]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Silly 'B' feature."[6]
TV Guide rated the film two out of five stars, noting an "Okay, if forgotten, melodrama."[7]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Death Is a Number (1951)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
- ^ "Death Is a Number (1951) - Robert Henryson - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Death Is a Number". Kine Weekly. 416 (2316): 7. 15 November 1951 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Death Is a Number". Picturegoer. 23: 17. 8 May 1952 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ^ "Death Is A Number". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.