Temptation Harbour is a British black and white crime/drama film directed by Lance Comfort, released in 1947 based on the novel Newhaven-Dieppe (L'Homme de Londres) by Georges Simenon. The film was made at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.
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Directed by | Lance Comfort |
Written by | Rodney Ackland, Frederick Gotfurt |
Produced by | Victor Skutezky |
Starring | Robert Newton, Simone Simon, William Hartnell |
Cinematography | Otto Heller |
Edited by | Lito Carruthers |
Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
Production company | Associated British Picture Corporation |
Distributed by | Pathe Pictures |
Release dates | 27 February 1947 United Kingdom 27 March 1949 (USA) |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £132,235[1] |
A signalman on a quay sees a fight between two men. One of the men is deliberately pushed into the water and the signalman cannot save him, but decides to keep his suitcase which later finds is full of banknotes with a value of £5000.[2]
The film was based on Simenon's novella Affairs of Destiny which was restructured and relocated from France to England. The movie was a commercial success.[3]
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