The Narrowing Circle is a 1956 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Hazel Court and Russell Napier.[1] It is based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Julian Symons.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.

The Narrowing Circle
Directed by	Charles Saunders
Written by	Doreen Montgomery
Based on	The Narrowing Circle by Julian Symons
Produced by	Frank Bevis
Starring	Paul Carpenter Hazel Court Russell Napier
Cinematography	Jonah Jones
Edited by	Margery Saunders
Music by	Reg Owen
Production company	Fortress Film Productions
Distributed by	Eros Films
Release date	February 1956
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a crime writer who finds himself accused of murder, and has to clear his name.

Cast

• Paul Carpenter as Dave Nelson
• Hazel Court as Rosemary Speed
• Russell Napier as Sir Henry Dimmock
• Trevor Reid as Inspector 'Dumb' Crambo
• Paula Byrne as Laura Martin
• June Ashley as Christy
• Ferdy Mayne as Bill Strayte
• Basil Dignam as George Pacey
• Ronnie Stevens as Jimmy
• James Booth as Minor role
• Hugh Latimer as Charles Pears

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

• The Narrowing Circle at IMDb

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