Black 13
1953 film by Ken Hughes
- November 1953 (1953-11)
- 7 November 1954 (1954-11-07)
Running time
Black 13 is a 1953 British crime drama film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Peter Reynolds, Rona Anderson, Patrick Barr and John Le Mesurier. The film is a remake of the 1948 Italian film Gioventù perduta (also known as Lost Youth) by Pietro Germi. It was made by Vandyke Productions.[1]
Premise
The son of a university professor goes on a crime spree, which turns deadly serious when he kills a nightwatchman. The title refers to a roulette wheel.
Cast
- Peter Reynolds as Stephen
- Rona Anderson as Claire
- Patrick Barr as Robert
- Lana Morris as Marion
- Genine Graham as Stella
- Michael Balfour as Joe
- John Forrest as Wally
- Viola Lyel as Mrs. Barclay
- Martin Walker as Professor Barclay
- John Le Mesurier as Inspector
- Martin Benson as Bruno
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 November 2020). "Ken Hughes Forgotten Auteur". Filmink.
External links
- Black 13 at IMDb
- Black 13 at AllMovie
- Review of film at Variety
- v
- t
- e
Films directed by Ken Hughes
- Wide Boy (1952)
- Black 13 (1953)
- The House Across the Lake (1954)
- The Brain Machine (1955)
- Little Red Monkey (1955)
- Confession (1955)
- Timeslip (1955)
- Joe MacBeth (1955)
- Wicked as They Come (1956)
- The Long Haul (1957)
- Jazz Boat (1960)
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
- In the Nick (1960)
- The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
- Of Human Bondage (1964)
- Drop Dead Darling (1966)
- Casino Royale (1967)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Cromwell (1970)
- The Internecine Project (1974)
- Alfie Darling (1975)
- Sextette (1978)
- Night School (1981)
- The Drayton Case (1953)
- The Dark Stairway (1953)
- Murder Anonymous (1955)
 | This article related to a British film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
