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Face the Music (U.S. title: The Black Glove) is a 1954 British crime drama film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring Alex Nicol, Eleanor Summerfield and Paul Carpenter. It was released in the United States by Lippert Pictures.




Plot


An American trumpet player in Britain is accused of murdering a beautiful blues singer.




Cast


Alex Nicol as James Bradley
Eleanor Summerfield as Barbara Quigley
John Salew as Maxie Maguilies
Paul Carpenter as Johnny Sutherland
Geoffrey Keen as Maurie Green
Ann Hanslip as Maxine Halbard
Fred Johnson as Detective Sergeant MacKenzie
Martin Boddey as Inspector Mulrooney
Arthur Lane as Jeff Colt
Paula Byrne as Gloria Lewis Colt
Leo Phillips as dresser
Freddie Tripp as stage manager
Ben Williams as gatekeeper
Frank Birch as trumpet aalesman
Jeremy Hawk as recording technician
Melvyn Hayes as hotel bellhop




Production


It was produced by Hammer Films and shot at Bray Studios outside London with sets designed by the art director J. Elder Wills.




Critical reception


The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Though this highly involved and improbable affair is given a contain gloss by slick camera work and competent direction, nothing could bring an essentially unconvincing story to life, The denizens of Archer Street and Soho are well portrayed, but Alex Nicol seems uneasy in the leading role. Some shots of the show at the Palladium are interesting, and the music, particularly Kenny Baker's trumpet playing, is very effective."
Allmovie wrote: "Not one of Fisher's more rousing films."
The Radio Times called it an "adequate mystery."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Slow-paced whodunnit with phoney showbiz atmosphere. Star seems ill-at-ease."




References






Bibliography


Hutchings, Peter. Terence Fisher. Manchester University Press, 2017.




External links


Face the Music at IMDb

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