The Shop at Sly Corner (Original title)Code of Scotland Yard (Alternative title)
Dates: 1946 (Copyright), 10 March 1947 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: George King
Synopsis: A refugee from Devil's Island kills the man who has been blackmailing him, and to avoid the police commits suicide, but his daughter is convinced it is a heart attack.
Genre: Crime
Subjects: Homicide, Suicide, Blackmail
Releases
Date: January 1947Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8212 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v14 n158 February 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2076 30 Jan 1947
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2076 30 Jan 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v166 n7 15 Feb 1947
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v166 n7 15 Feb 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v68 n5451 24 Jan 1947
Title: [Today's Cinema - v68 n5451 24 Jan 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2070 19 Dec 1946
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2070 19 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8207 FeetBFI identifier: C-154270
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(13)
Description: Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-154265
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8905 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-154263
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1312698
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8207 FeetBFI identifier: C-154270
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-154264
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8201 FeetBFI identifier: C-154269
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 20 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-154262
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 8226 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-154258
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8194 FeetBFI identifier: C-154267
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteSound: Combined as MuteLength: 10.0809 FeetStock date: 1946Stock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-154259
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8192 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-154260
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8350 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-154261
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8481 FeetBFI identifier: C-154268
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1946 (Copyright), 10 March 1947 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: George King
Synopsis: A refugee from Devil's Island kills the man who has been blackmailing him, and to avoid the police commits suicide, but his daughter is convinced it is a heart attack.
Genre: Crime
Subjects: Homicide, Suicide, Blackmail
Releases
Date: January 1947Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 92 mins Length: 8212 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(28)
Production Company/©: Pennant Picture Productions, Producer: George King, Production Manager: Harold Richmond, Assistant Director: Terry Hunter, [2nd Assistant Director]: Roger Good, [3rd Assistant Director]: Jack Green, Continuity: Jackie, [Casting]: Eric L'Epine-Smith, Screenplay: Katherine Strueby, Additional Dialogue: Reginald Long, By [Story]: Edward Percy, Director of Photography: Hone Glendinning, Camera Operator: Drummond Drury, [Stills]: Ronnie Pilgrim, Editor: Manuel Del Campo, Art Director: Bernard Robinson, Wardrobe: Felix Evans, Make-up: H. Holley, Hair: Nadine Faulkner, Music composed and conducted: George Melachrino, Solo violin [on soundtrack only]: Frederick Grinke, Recording Supervisor: W.H.O. Sweeney, [Sound Recording]: Alan Allen, [Sound Camera Operator]: Aubrey Bower, [Boom Operator]: Peter Butcher, [Publicity]: "Bill" Sykes, Studio: Worton Hall Studios
Cast
(13)
Oscar Homolka (Descius Heiss), Derek Farr (Robert Graham), Muriel Pavlow (Margaret Heiss), Kenneth Griffith (Archie Fellowes), Manning Whiley (Corder Morris), Kathleen Harrison (Mrs Catt), Garry Marsh (Major Elliot), Irene Handl (Ruby Towser), Johnnie Schofield (Inspector Robson), Jan Van Loewen (Professor Vanetti), Diana Dors ([Mildred]), Katie Johnson ([woman in shop]), Eliot Makeham ([theatre usher])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v14 n158 February 1947 Page: 20Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v14 n158 February 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2076 30 Jan 1947
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2076 30 Jan 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v166 n7 15 Feb 1947
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v166 n7 15 Feb 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v68 n5451 24 Jan 1947
Title: [Today's Cinema - v68 n5451 24 Jan 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2070 19 Dec 1946
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2070 19 Dec 1946: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(13)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8207 FeetBFI identifier: C-154270
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(13)
Description: Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteBFI identifier: C-154265
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8905 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-154263
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1312698
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8207 FeetBFI identifier: C-154270
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-154264
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8201 FeetBFI identifier: C-154269
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 20 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-154262
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 8226 FeetStock date: 1952BFI identifier: C-154258
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8194 FeetBFI identifier: C-154267
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteSound: Combined as MuteLength: 10.0809 FeetStock date: 1946Stock date: 1961BFI identifier: C-154259
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8192 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-154260
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 8350 FeetStock date: 1946BFI identifier: C-154261
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8481 FeetBFI identifier: C-154268
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film