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- BFI identifier35847
- Date1953-11-30 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisThriller. A former US soldier, Franklyn Pryor, flies to London in the hopes of rekindling a wartime romance he had six years earlier with Pauline French, a thrill-seeking actress keen on fast cars, sailing and shooting. Even before he is off the tarmac, Pryor is involved in a murder, as a man he is giving a light to is shot dead before him. Pryor finds Pauline by turns happy to see him and furtive, and it becomes clear that she had more involvement with the murder victim than she let on. As the police investigation continues, seeking a limping man who they think fired the fatal shot, Frank uncovers some disturbing facts before finally waking up to the truth. (Synopsis)
- Work historyThe film was directed by Cy Endfield who had been blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee and as such was forced to use a "front" to ensure that the film could be released in the United States. In this case the "front" was documentary film-maker Charles De La Tour, credited on-screen as Charles De Lautour.
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- Subject
- CreditsDirected by: Charles de Lautour
Production Company: Banner Pictures
Produced by: Donald Ginsberg
view all - CastLloyd Bridges (Franklyn Pryor)
Moira Lister (Pauline French)
Alan Wheatley (Inspector Braddock)
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Title
The Limping Man (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/8E1A-6C1D-8753-40EA-E143-YCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
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Work - 35847 - 1953-11-30 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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