I'll Get You for This (Original title)Lucky Nick Cain (Alternative title)
Dates: 1950 (Copyright), 12 March 1951 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Joseph M. Newman
Synopsis: Nick Cain, an American gambler, arrives in the Mediterranean resort of San Paolo, to find himself fêted by the local casino owner. On returning to his room with a girl he met at the casino, he is drugged by the drink provided by the casino owner and wakes up to find a dead body in his room and the police there. The dead man is a U.S. Treasury agent and Cain is accused of his murder. Escaping with the girl, Cain, with help from the girl and a small boy called Toni, establishes his innocence and brings to book a gang of counterfeiters, which includes among its number the casino owner.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Gambling, Casinos
Releases
Date: 1951Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7524 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Today's Cinema - nSuppl. 3 May 1955: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 7 Feb 1951
Title: [Variety - 7 Feb 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n206 March 1951 Page: 233
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n206 March 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v182 n6 10 Feb 1951 Page: 706
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v182 n6 10 Feb 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v76 n6185 9 Feb 1951
Title: [Today's Cinema - v76 n6185 9 Feb 1951: no known title]Language: English
Description: Rev.
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7841 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-939264
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7530 FeetBFI identifier: C-945153
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
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Description: 35mm Sound: MixedBFI identifier: C-83201
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7720 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83216
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7841 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-939264
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7530 FeetBFI identifier: C-945153
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Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7530 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83219
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Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7805 FeetBFI identifier: C-939262
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 7840 FeetBFI identifier: C-939263
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Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7120 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83218
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Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 2571 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-670794
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-1433738
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Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7530 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-83222
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7833 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83215
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7120 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83220
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7530 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83221
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1950 (Copyright), 12 March 1951 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Joseph M. Newman
Synopsis: Nick Cain, an American gambler, arrives in the Mediterranean resort of San Paolo, to find himself fêted by the local casino owner. On returning to his room with a girl he met at the casino, he is drugged by the drink provided by the casino owner and wakes up to find a dead body in his room and the police there. The dead man is a U.S. Treasury agent and Cain is accused of his murder. Escaping with the girl, Cain, with help from the girl and a small boy called Toni, establishes his innocence and brings to book a gang of counterfeiters, which includes among its number the casino owner.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Gambling, Casinos
Releases
Date: 1951Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7524 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(25)
Production Company: Kaydor Productions, Made in association with: Romulus Films, Produced by: Joseph Kaufman, Production Supervisor: Ernest Holding, Assistant Director: Phil Shipway, Continuity: Paddy Arnold, Screenplay by: George Callahan, William Rose, Adapted from the novel by: James Hadley Chase, Director of Photography: Otto Heller, Camera Operator: Bob Day, Editor: Russell Lloyd, Art Director: Ralph Brinton, Costume Supervisor: Elizabeth Hennings, Furs: Molho, Make-up: Eric Carter, Hairdresser: Betty Baugh, Music composed and conducted: Walter Goehr, Song 'Lena' by: Bruno Coquatrix, Ray Ventura, Music played by: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Special dance sequence by: Jack La Roc and his Orchestra, Sound: John Mitchell, Studio: Teddington Studios
Cast
(20)
George Raft (Nick Cain), Coleen Gray (Kay Wonderly), Enzo Staiola (Toni), Charles Goldner (Massine), Walter Rilla (Mueller), Martin Benson (Sperazza), Peter Illing (Ceralde), Hugh French (Travers), Peter Bull (Hans), Greta Gynt (Claudette Ambling), Elwyn Brook-Jones (the fence), Donald Stewart (Kennedy), Margot Grahame (Mrs Langley), Constance Smith (Nina), Martin Miller (photographer), Props Riello (cobbler), Norman Shelley (Mr Langley), Hannah Watt (prison matron), Anthony Dawson (secret agent), Valerie de Cadenet (blonde)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
In: Today's Cinema nSuppl. 3 May 1955 Page: Reissue 6Title: [Today's Cinema - nSuppl. 3 May 1955: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 7 Feb 1951
Title: [Variety - 7 Feb 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n206 March 1951 Page: 233
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n206 March 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v182 n6 10 Feb 1951 Page: 706
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v182 n6 10 Feb 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v76 n6185 9 Feb 1951
Title: [Today's Cinema - v76 n6185 9 Feb 1951: no known title]Language: English
Description: Rev.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7841 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-939264
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7530 FeetBFI identifier: C-945153
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(14)
Description: 35mm Sound: MixedBFI identifier: C-83201
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7720 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83216
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7841 FeetStock date: 1996BFI identifier: C-939264
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 7530 FeetBFI identifier: C-945153
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7530 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83219
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 7805 FeetBFI identifier: C-939262
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 7840 FeetBFI identifier: C-939263
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7120 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83218
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 2571 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-670794
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-1433738
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7530 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-83222
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7833 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83215
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7120 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83220
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7530 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-83221
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film