• Source: The Desperate Man (film)

      • The Desperate Man is a 1959 British B movie crime film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Conrad Phillips, Jill Ireland, William Hartnell, Charles Gray and Peter Swanwick. The plot involves a writer who investigates a murder in the tower of a castle. It is adapted from the 1958 novel Beginner's Luck by Paul Somers, the writer better known as Andrew Garve.
      In the US, the feature was shown as an episode of Kraft Mystery Theater in 1961.


      Plot


      Two reporters, Curtis and his girlfriend Carol, pursue jewel thief Smith through the Sussex countryside. On arriving at an ancient castle, Smith abducts Carol and holds her hostage, and Curtis is forced to assist the thief to find his buried loot.


      Cast


      Conrad Phillips as Curtis
      Jill Ireland as Carol Bourne
      William Hartnell as Smith
      Charles Gray as Lawson
      Peter Swanwick as Hoad
      Arthur Gomez as Landlord
      John Warwick as Inspector Cobley
      Patricia Burke as Miss Prew
      Ernest Butcher as Grocer


      References




      External links


      The Desperate Man at IMDb

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