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Black Orchid (Original title)
Date: 20 April 1953 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Charles Saunders

Synopsis: Story of a divorced doctor's implication in his ex-wife's murder, her death giving him freedom to marry her sister.

Genre:
Crime

Subjects:
Remarriage, Love triangle, Homicide
Releases
Date: 1952Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 60 mins Length: 5408 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (12)
Production Company: Kenilworth Film Productions, Production Company: Mid-Century Film Productions, Producer: Robert S. Baker, Producer: Monty Berman, Screenplay: Francis Edge, Screenplay: John Temple-Smith, Director of Photography: Eric Cross, [Focus Puller]: Desmond Davis, Editor: Jack Slade, Art Director: Ray Simm, Music Director: John Lanchberry
Cast (8)
Ronald Howard (Dr. John Winnington), Olga Edwards (Christine), Mary Laura Wood (Sophie Winnington), John Bentley (Eric Blair), Sheila Burrell (Annette), Patrick Barr (Vincent Humphries), Mary Jones (Mrs Humphries), Russell Napier (Inspector Markham)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
In: Today's Cinema v80 n6695 12 Feb 1953  Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - v80 n6695 12 Feb 1953: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v20 n231 April 1953  Page: 52
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v20 n231 April 1953: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2382 19 Feb 1953  Page: 18
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2382 19 Feb 1953: no known title]Language: English

In: The Cine-Technician v19 n102 May/Jun 1953  Page: 63
Title: [The Cine-Technician - v19 n102 May/Jun 1953: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8585 FeetBFI identifier: C-8768
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 5404 FeetBFI identifier: C-767221
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 5404 FeetBFI identifier: C-767222
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 5419 FeetBFI identifier: C-8769
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film