“ Green is the color of danger” (or “ Green means danger” ) ( English Green for Danger ) is a British detective film of 1946, based on the detective novel of the same name by writer Christiana Brand . The film was directed by Sidney Gilliat . The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in England. The name is a link to the color coding used on gas canisters by anesthetists. Considered [by whom? ] one of the best adaptations of the Golden Age novels of the detective genre .
| Green means danger | |
|---|---|
| English Green for danger | |
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| Genre | Detective |
| Producer | Sydney Gilliat |
| Producer | Sidney Gilliat, Frank Londer, Herbert Smith |
| Author script | Kristianna Brand (novel), Sidney Gilliat, Claude Guerney |
| In the main cast | Alastair Sim Leo Genn Trevor Howard Sally Gray |
| Operator | |
| Composer | William Alvin |
| Film company | General film distributors Pinewood studios |
| Duration | 91 min |
| Budget | more than $ 1 million [1] |
| A country | |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1946 |
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Content
Story
In August 1944, patient Joseph Higgins, a postman ( Moore Marriott ), dies on an operating table in a rural hospital somewhere in southeast England. The anesthetist Barney Barnes ( Trevor Howard ) had had a patient death incident before, and when Sister Bates ( Judy Campbell ) died after she discovered that Higgins’s death was not an accident, Inspector Coqurill ( Alastair Sim ) is asked to investigate the nurse’s murder. Cochrill’s investigation is hampered by the conflict between Barnes and Mr. Eden ( Leo Genn ) because of their competition for the affection of nurse Freddy ( Sally Gray ). After the attempt was made on the nurse Freddy, the inspector reconstructs the operation and exposes the killer.
Cast
- Sally Gray ( Sally Gray ) - nurse Frederick "Freddy" Linley
- Trevor Howard - Dr. Barney Barnes
- Rosamund John - nurse Esther Sanson
- Alastair Sim - Inspector Cockrill
- Leo Genn - Mr. Eden
- Judy Campbell - nurse Marion Bates
- Megs Jenkins - Nurse Woods
- Moore Marriott - Joseph Higgins, Postman
- Henry Edwards - Mr. Purdy
- Ronald Adam - Dr. White
- George Woodbridge - Detective Sergeant Hendricks
- Wendy Thompson - nurse Carter
- John Rae - Receptionist
- Frank Ling - rescuer
Criticism
The film, on the whole, was received warmly enough and was called “a notable landmark of the box office” in 1947 [2] . Well-known critic said that this film is “a classic comedy detective, with a serious investigation, balanced with excellent jokes and performances, as well as moments of fear” [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Thrill-type tales choice of British. (1946, Jul 07). Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/165714120?accountid=13902
- ↑ Robert Murphy, Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48 2003 p209
- ↑ Halliwell's Film and Video Guide 1999 (1999), ed. J.Walker, p. 338