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The Girl on the Pier is a 1953 British crime film produced by John Temple-Smith, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Veronica Hurst, Ron Randell, Brian Roper, Campbell Singer and Anthony Valentine.[1][2]

The Girl on the Pier
Directed by	Lance Comfort
Written by	Guy Morgan
Produced by	Lance Comfort John Temple-Smith
Starring	Veronica Hurst Ron Randell Charles Victor
Cinematography	William McLeod
Edited by	Gerald Landau
Music by	Ray Terry Eric Robinson
Production company	Major Pictures
Distributed by	Apex Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	1953
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Inspector Chubb (Charles Victor) dictates a warrant for arrest for murder. He then takes a car to the railway station, where he catches a train to Brighton with his wife and young son. Cathy, their teenage daughter, chats up a young crime reporter, Ronnie Hall, at the bar.

On Brighton Pier, ex-convict Nick Lane goes to challenge Joe Hammond regarding the missing loot from a previous crime. He reveals that Hammond used to be called Harper. Nick clearly likes Joe's young wife, Rita. In the Chamber of Horrors section of Joe's Wax House, young Charlie Chubb (Anthony Valentine) hears part of the conversation. His mum (Marjorie Rhodes) finds him still hanging around the pierside amusements.

At the dance on the pier, Nick hooks up with Rita and gets inside information on Joe. Hammond spots them kissing under the pier. After Rita leaves, they fight. Nick wins and also threatens to blackmail him.

Rita also seems to be having an affair with the handsome band singer on the pier, who also taunts Joe.

Joe demands that Rita does not see Nick again. While Rita sees Nick on the beach, Joe empties the safe and also takes out a revolver. Charlie is asked to take a note to the band singer. Charlie thinks he sees Joe kill Rita and tells his dad, but Rita is still alive.

The singer tells the young reporter that Hammond is Harper.

The reporter, Cathy, and Charlie go to the library and find newspaper cuttings connecting Nick to "Harper" in a robbery 4 years before. Charlie saw a notice for a rehearsal and believes the murder will happen that night. Charlie tails Hammond/Harper, and the reporter tells his dad their theory.

Despite the warning in advance, Nick gets shot by Hammond (who has disguised himself as a clown in his waxworks) without police intervention. Rita arrives and faints. When the police arrive, Hammond "hides in plain sight" as a waxwork, but Charlie sees him move. A pursuit throughout the pier ensues, ending with Hammond falling into the sea and drowning.

Cast

• Veronica Hurst as Rita Hammond
• Ron Randell as Nick Lane
• Charles Victor as Inspector Chubb
• Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Chubb
• Campbell Singer as Joe Hammond
• Eileen Moore as Cathy Chubb
• Brian Roper as Ronnie Hall
• Anthony Valentine as Charlie Chubb

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote that the film "doesn't pretend to be a classic; on its own terms, it's an agreeable 65 minutes out of your life."[3]

References

External links

• The Girl on the Pier at IMDb

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