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Home to Danger is a 1951 British film noir crime film directed by Terence Fisher starring Guy Rolfe, Rona Anderson and Stanley Baker.[1] It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith as a supporting feature.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.

Home to Danger
Directed by	Terence Fisher
Written by	Ian Stuart Black Francis Edge John Temple-Smith
Produced by	Lance Comfort
Starring	Guy Rolfe Rona Anderson Francis Lister Stanley Baker
Cinematography	Reginald H. Wyer
Edited by	Francis Edge
Music by	Malcolm Arnold
Production company	New World Pictures
Distributed by	Eros Films
Release date	August 1951
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

A young woman returns to Britain following the death of her estranged, wealthy father who is believed to have committed suicide. It is expected that the bulk of the estate will pass to his business partner. However, when the will is read out she is given most of the money as a gesture of reconciliation by her father. She clings to her belief that he did not kill himself and investigates the circumstances of his death. Before long, plots are being hatched to kill her.

Cast

• Guy Rolfe as Robert Irving
• Rona Anderson as Barbara Cummings
• Francis Lister as Howard Wainright
• Alan Wheatley as Hughes
• Bruce Belfrage as Solicitor Brooks
• Peter Jones as Lips Leonard
• Stanley Baker as Willie Dougan
• Dennis Harkin as Jimmy-The-One
• Philo Hauser as Mick O'Ryan
• Cyril Conway as Police Inspector Bayne

Production

In the opening sequence of the film Rona Anderson is shown exiting the rear door of a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser belonging to the British Overseas Airways Corporation, it carries the registration G-ALSA. This aircraft was destroyed in the 1954 Prestwick air disaster.

Critical reception

Radio Times called the film a "standard whodunnit" ;[3] while Britmovie thought it a "tense murder-mystery b-movie."[4]

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.

External links

• Home to Danger at IMDb

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