The Rossiter Case is a 1951 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell and Stanley Baker in a small role.[2]
| The Rossiter Case | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francis Searle |
| Screenplay by | Kenneth Hyde John Hunter Francis Searle |
| Based on | play The Rossiters by Kenneth Hyde[1] |
| Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
| Starring | Helen Shingler Clement McCallin Sheila Burrell |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | John Ferris |
| Music by | Frank Spencer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Exclusive Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editPeter Rossiter's wife Liz is paralysed after they are in a car accident caused by his driving. He has an affair with his sister-in-law, Honor. When Honor is found shot dead, suspicion falls on him.[3]
Cast
edit- Helen Shingler as Liz Rossiter
- Clement McCallin as Peter Rossiter
- Sheila Burrell as Honor
- Frederick Leister as Sir James Ferguson
- Ann Codrington as Marty
- Henry Edwards as Doctor Bendix
- Dorothy Batley as Nurse West
- Gabrielle Blunt as Alice
- Stanley Baker as Joe
- Eleanor Bryan as Agnes
- Ewen Solon as Inspector
- Robert Percival as Sergeant
- Dennis Castle as Constable
- Frederic Steger as Hobson
- Anthony Allen as Arthur
References
edit- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Rossiter Case (1951)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
- ^ Searle, Francis (21 January 1951), The Rossiter Case (Drama, Mystery), Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell, Hammer Films, retrieved 11 September 2024
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