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Dangerous Cargo (Original title)
Date: 21 June 1954 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: John Harlow

Synopsis: A gang tries to rob a cargo of bullion from an airport.

Genre:
Crime
Releases
Date: 1954Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 60 mins Length: 5563 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (20)
An A.C.T. Films production: A.C.T. Films, World Distribution by: Monarch Film Corporation, Produced by: Stanley Haynes, Production Manager: Lawrie Lawrence, Assistant Director: Bert Marotta, Continuity: Dot Foreman, Screenplay by: Stanley Haynes, From an original story "Goldthieves" by: Percy Hoskins, Director of Photography: Lionel Banes, Camera Operator: Bert Mason, Editor: Adam Dawson, Assistant Editor: Alec Wilson, Art Director: Don Russell, Wardrobe Mistress: Evelyn Gibbs, Make-up: George Turner, Hairdresser: June Robinson, Sound Recordist: Cliff Sandall, Sound System: RCA Sound System, Produced and Recorded at: Nettlefold Studios
Cast (12)
Susan Stephen (Janie), Jack Watling (Tim Matthews), Karel Stepanek (Pliny), Richard Pearson (Noel), Terence Alexander (Harry), John Le Mesurier (Luigi), Ballard Berkeley (Findley), Genine Graham (Diana), Trevor Reid (Watson), John Longden (Worthington), Arthur Rigby (Feathers), John H. Watson (Tomkins)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v21 n246 July 1954  Page: 103
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v21 n246 July 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v82 n7015 19 May 1954  Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v82 n7015 19 May 1954: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2448 27 May 1954  Page: 20
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2448 27 May 1954: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 2352 FeetStock date: 1954BFI identifier: C-1082701
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1102734
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310826
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310827
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status