At the Stroke of Nine is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Patricia Dainton, Stephen Murray, Patrick Barr and Dermot Walsh.[2] The plot follows a high-flying female journalist who is kidnapped by a madman. He forces her to write articles about him and threatens to kill her.[3]
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| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Written by | Harry Booth Brian Clemens Michael Deeley Jon Penington |
| Produced by | Harry Booth Michael Deeley Jon Penington |
| Starring | Patricia Dainton Stephen Murray Patrick Barr Dermot Walsh |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
Production company | Towers of London Productions |
| Distributed by | Grand National (UK) |
Release date | June 1957 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £20,000[1] |
TV Guide wrote, "the frantic search for the loonie by police offers some interesting scenes with fair suspense."[4]
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