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Urge to Kill (Original title)
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 09 November 1959 (Production), 1960 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Vernon Sewell

Synopsis: Psychopathic killer murders three girls before police catch him.

Genre:
Crime
Credits (23)
©: Merton Park Studios Ltd, Production Company: Anglo-Guild Productions, Presents: Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd, Produced by: Jack Greenwood, Associate Producer: Jim O'Connolly, Production Manager: Bill Shore, Continuity: Marjorie Owens, Casting Director: Ronald Curtis, Screenplay by: James Eastwood, Original story: Charles K. Freeman, Gerald Savory, Director of Photography: John Wiles, Camera Operator: Alf Hicks, Film Editor: Geoffrey Muller, Art Director: Bill Holmes, Wardrobe: Dulcie Midwinter, Make-up: Jack Craig, Hairdresser: Mervyn Medalie, Sound Recordist: Sidney Rider, Sound Recordist: Ronald Abbott, Sound Editor: Derek Holding, Studio: Merton Park
Cast (16)
Patrick Barr (Supt. Allen), Howard Pays (Charles Ramskill), Ruth Dunning (Auntie B), Terence Knapp (Hughie), Anna Turner (Lily Willis), Christopher Trace (Sergeant Grey), Wilfrid Brambell (Mr Forsythe), Yvonne Buckingham (Gwen), Margaret St. Barbe-West (Mrs Willis), Laura Thurlow (Jenny), Ken Midwood (Sergeant Brigs), Brian O'Higgins (Curly Latham), Rita Webb (charwoman), Margaret McGrath (Alice), David Lander (Harris), David Browning (uniformed inspector)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
In: Kine Weekly n2739 31 Mar 1960  Page: 27
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2739 31 Mar 1960: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n316 May 1960  Page: 73
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n316 May 1960: no known title]Language: English

In: The Daily Cinema n8285 25 Mar 1960  Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8285 25 Mar 1960: no known title]Language: English