• Source: West of Suez

      • West of Suez (U.S. title The Fighting Wildcats) is a 1957 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Keefe Brasselle, Kay Callard and Karel Stepanek. The screenplay was by Norman Hudis from a story by Hudis and Charles F. Vetter (as Lance Hargreaves).


      Premise


      An adventurer is hired to assassinate the leader of an Arab movement advocating peace, but is unable to complete his mission.


      Cast


      Keefe Brasselle as Brett Manders
      Kay Callard as Pat
      Karel Stepanek as Langford
      Ursula Howells as Eileen
      Bruce Seton as Major Osborne
      Richard Shaw as Cross
      Harry Fowler as Tommy
      Sheldon Lawrence as Jeff
      Alex Gallier as Ibrahim Sayed
      Maya Koumani as Men Hassa


      Production


      Braselle was meant to direct as well as star but could not get a permit to do so from the British trade union, so producer Richard Gordon replaced him with Arthur Crabtree.


      Critical reception


      The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This Anglo-American thriller contains plenty of vigorous action, but the story has many weaknesses, and the characterisation is thinly conventional. Of the international cast, Keefe Brasselle makes an effective Brett and Karel Stepanek is suavely sinister as the German conspirator Langford. Above average camerawork shows off the Middle East backgrounds to good effect."
      TV Guide called it an "okay suspense story with a dull romantic subplot."


      References




      External links


      West of Suez at IMDb

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