Murder at Site 3 (also known as Murder at Site Three) is a 1958 British film directed by Francis Searle and starring Barbara Shelley, Geoffrey Toone and John Warwick.[1][2] featuring the character of Sexton Blake.[1] It was written by Paddy Manning O'Brine, based on the 1958 novel Crime is My Business by W Howard Baker (as Peter Saxon), and produced at Bray Studios by Francis Searle's own production company.
| Murder at Site 3 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francis Searle |
| Written by | Paddy Manning O'Brine |
| Based on | Crime Is My Business by W Howard Baker (as Peter Saxon) |
| Produced by | Charles Leeds, Francis Searle |
| Starring | Geoffrey Toone, Barbara Shelley |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Music by | Don Banks |
Production company | Francis Searle Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editSexton Blake tracks down a gang who have stolen secrets from a rocket site.
Cast
edit- Geoffrey Toone as Sexton Blake
- Barbara Shelley as Susan
- John Warwick as Commander Chambers
- Richard Burrell as Tinker
- Jill Melford as Paula Dane
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Blake, his secretary and his assistant Tinker are attractively characterised in a modest thriller suffering less from its many improbabilities than a meandering, over-deliberate and for the most part tedious narrative.:"[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Murder at Site 3". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Murder at Site Three (1959)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Murder at Site 3". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 124. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
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