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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.

Temptation Harbour
Temptation Harbour
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]

Synopsis

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]

Cast list

(in credit order)

• Robert Newton as Bert Mallinson
• Simone Simon as Camelia
• William Hartnell as Jim Brown
• Marcel Dalio as Insp. Dupré
• Margaret Barton as Betty Mallinson
• Edward Rigby as Tatem
• Joan Hopkins as Beryl Brown
• Kathleen Harrison as Mabel
• Leslie Dwyer as Reg
• Charles Victor as Gowshall
• Irene Handl as Mrs. Gowshall
• Wylie Watson as Fred
• John Salew as CID Inspector
• George Woodbridge as Mr. Frost
• Kathleen Boutall as Mrs. Frost

Production

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]

See also

• The Man from London (1943)
• The Man from London (2007)

References

External links

• British Film Institute
• Screenonline, Lance Comfort (director)
• Temptation Harbour at IMDb
• Review of film at Variety

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