Dick Barton Strikes Back is a 1949 British spy film about special agent Dick Barton.[1] It was the third of three films that Hammer Film Productions made about the agent, although it was the second released.[2]
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Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
Written by | Elizabeth Baron and Ambrose Grayson, based on a story by Ambrose Grayson |
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Cinematography | Cedric Williams |
Edited by | Ray Pitt |
Music by | Rupert Grayson Frank Spencer |
Production company | Hammer Film Productions |
Distributed by | Exclusive Films |
Release dates | 3 June 1949 (United Kingdom) 4 May 1950 (United States) |
Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Captain Richard 'Dick' Barton and his associate; Snowey White, uncover a spyring of international psychopathic criminals with plans to dominate Great Britain, if not, the world, using a terrifying weapon of mass destruction...
The film's title during production was Dick Barton and the Silent Plague.[3]
Mystery File wrote "This is a little kid’s idea of a Spy Movie, with transparent trickery, obvious “surprise” villains and character development just below the level of a CLUE game, but it was clearly also the precursor of the James Bond films, with the suave, hard-fighting hero flung in and out of the clutches of sinister villains and predatory females with equal aplomb. It's a time-waster, sure, but a fun thing, with death rays, a sinister carnival and a really gripping final set-to up and down a (rather unsettlingly phallic) tower."[4] while The Spinning Image found "An excellent example of pure pulp cinema, Dick Barton Strikes Back is solidly entertaining and never flags, right up to the finish line."[5] and TV Guide called it "The best of the three "Dick Barton" films."[6]
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