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Circumstantial Evidence (Original title)Evidence for Hire (Alternative title)
Date: 18 November 1952 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Daniel Birt

Synopsis: Linda Harrison is about to divorce her husband for desertion so that she will be free to marry a young doctor.

Genre:
Crime

Subject:
Divorce
Releases
Date: 1952Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 61 mins Length: 5545 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (8)
Production Company: A.C.T. Films, Producer: Phil Brandon, Script: Allan MacKinnon, Original story: Allan MacKinnon, Director of Photography: Brendan J. Stafford, Editor: Eily Boland, Art Director: Norman Arnold
Cast (14)
Ballard Berkeley (Det. Insp. Hall), Leonard White (Det. Sgt. Davey), Lisa Lee (Gladys Vavasour), Peter Swanwick (Charlie Pott), Roy Russell (Dick), Frederick Morant (Dyson), Nora Gordon (Mrs Jolly), Rona Anderson (Linda Harrison), Patrick Holt (Michael Carteret), John Arnatt (Steve Harrison), John Warwick (Pete Hanken), Frederick Leister (Sir Edward Carteret), Ronald Adam (Sir William Hanson, Q.C.), June Ashley (Rita Hanken)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (7)
In: Film Index n30 1974  Page: 103
Title: [Film Index - n30 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v19 n226 November 1952  Page: 156
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v19 n226 November 1952: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v79 n6602 2 Oct 1952  Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - v79 n6602 2 Oct 1952: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2363 9 Oct 1952  Page: 27
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2363 9 Oct 1952: no known title]Language: English

In: Daily Film Renter v26 n6394 2 Oct 1952  Page: 5
Title: [Daily Film Renter - v26 n6394 2 Oct 1952: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2345 5 Jun 1952  Page: 32
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2345 5 Jun 1952: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v79 n6601 1 Oct 1952  Page: 11
Title: [Today's Cinema - v79 n6601 1 Oct 1952: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Film materials(7)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 796 FeetBFI identifier: C-591304
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310812
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 16mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1310811
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-1310850
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1952Stock date: 1953Stock date: 1954BFI identifier: C-1310810
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: C-1310851
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1310852
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status