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A Case for PC 49

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A Case for PC 49
Directed byFrancis Searle
Written byVernon Harris
Francis Searle
Alan Stranks
Produced byAnthony Hinds
StarringBrian Reece
Joy Shelton
Christine Norden
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byJames Needs
Music byFrank Spencer
Production
company
Distributed byExclusive Films
Release date
  • August 1951 (1951-08)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Case for PC 49 is a 1951 British second feature ('B')[1] mystery film directed by Francis Searle and starring Brian Reece, Joy Shelton and Christine Norden.[2] It was written by Vernon Harris, Francis Searle and Alan Stranks, and made by Hammer Films at Bray Studios. The film was based on a popular radio series, which already been adapted into the 1949 production The Adventures of PC 49.

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film follows the pattern of the radio series and the previous P.C. 49 films: a brutal crime story lightened by the well worn comic atitude adopted by Brian Reece. The many moments of suspense too often end in elaborate anti-climaxes and the complicated plot draws to an over-simplified and abrupt ending."[3]

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  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "A Case for PC 49". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "A Case for PC 49". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 18 (204): 310. 1 January 1951 – via ProQuest.
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