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Final Appointment (Original title)
Date: 11 October 1954 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Terence Fisher

Synopsis: Story of how two young journalists solve a murder.

Genre:
Detective drama
Releases
Date: 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 61 mins Length: 6188 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (31)
A Unit Production: Unit, [Production Company]: A.C.T. Films, World Distribution by: Monarch Film Corporation Ltd., Produced by: Francis Searle, Production Manager: Lawrie Lawrence, Assistant Director: George Pollard, [2nd Assistant Director]: Jack Krantz, Continuity: Gladys Reeve, Screenplay by: Kenneth Hayles, Adapted from an original play by: Sidney Nelson, Maurice Harrison, Director of Photography: Jonah Jones, Camera Operator: N.F. Rowland, [Focus Puller]: Ceri Davies, [Clapper Loader]: David Osborne, [Stills]: Jack Dooley, Editor: John Ferris, Assistant Editor: Cynthia Moody, [2nd Assistant Editor]: Bill Butler, Michael Coton, Art Director: C.P. Norman, [Draughtsperson]: Belle Pomeroy, Wardrobe Mistress: Jackie Breed, Make-up: Dick Bonnor-Moris, Hairdresser: Ann Fordyce, Sound Recordist: H.C. Pearson, Sound System: RCA, [Sound Camera Operator]: E.F. Goodes, [Boom Operator]: Eric Cass, Produced and Recorded at: Nettlefold Studios (Walton-on-Thames)
Cast (15)
John Bentley (Mike Billings), Eleanor Summerfield (Jenny Drew), Hubert Gregg (Hartnell), Liam Redmond (Inspector Corcoran), Meredith Edwards (Tom Martin), Jean Lodge (Laura Robens), Sam Kydd (Alfred Vickery), Charles Farrell (Percy), Peter Bathurst (Harold Williams), Arthur Lowe (Barratt), Gerald Case (Australian official), Jessica Cairns (War Office typist), Tony Hilton (Jimmy), Henry de Bray (restaurant manager), John H. Watson (police sergeant)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2466 30 Sep 1954  Page: 18
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2466 30 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v21 n250 November 1954  Page: 161
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v21 n250 November 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v83 n7106 27 Sep 1954
Title: [Today's Cinema - v83 n7106 27 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Daily Film Renter n6711 27 Sep 1954  Page: 6
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n6711 27 Sep 1954: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Film materials(5)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1140514
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1140515
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm BW PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-961164
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310853
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310854
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status