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Hangman's Wharf is a 1950 British crime film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring John Witty, Genine Graham and Campbell Singer.[1] Its plot concerns a doctor working in Shadwell who is called out for an emergency on a ship docked in the River Thames, where he is framed for murder.

Hangman's Wharf
Directed by	Cecil H. Williamson
Written by	John Beldon Cecil H. Williamson
Produced by	Edwin J. Fancey
Starring	John Witty Genine Graham Patience Rentoul Campbell Singer
Cinematography	Cecil H. Williamson
Production company	E.J. Fancey Productions
Distributed by	DUK
Release date	January 1950
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Main cast

• John Witty - Doctor David Galloway
• Genine Graham - Alison Maxwell
• Patience Rentoul - Mrs Williams
• Gerald Nodin - Sir Brian Roderick
• Campbell Singer - Inspector Prebble
• Max Brimmell - Krim
• Patricia Laffan - Rosa Warren

Production

The film was based on a BBC radio serial written by John Beldon. Location shooting was done along the River Thames and at Falmouth and St Mawes.[2] The railway station at which John Witty - Doctor David Galloway - arrives in Cornwall was St Ives. The branch is still open, and the area still similar today.

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

• Hangman's Wharf at IMDb

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