13 East Street

1952 film

  • March 1952 (1952-03)
Running time
72 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

13 East Street is a 1952 British crime thriller film directed by Robert S. Baker and starring Patrick Holt, Sandra Dorne and Sonia Holm.[1]

It was shot at Twickenham Studios with some location shooting around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. It was produced as a second feature by Tempean Films which specialised in producing films designed to support the main feature on a double bill during the early 1950s.

Synopsis

In order to break up a gang trading in stolen goods, a Scotland Yard detective goes undercover. He robs a jewellery shop and is sentenced to prison so that he can gain the confidence of the gang's leaders and infiltrate their organisation.

Cast

  • Patrick Holt as Insp. Gerald Blake
  • Sandra Dorne as Judy
  • Sonia Holm as Joan Blake
  • Robert Ayres as Larry Conn
  • Dora Bryan as Valerie
  • Michael Balfour as Joey Long
  • Hector MacGregor as Supt. Duncan
  • Michael Brennan as George Mack
  • Alan Judd as Sgt. Follett
  • Michael Ward as Barman
  • Alan Gordon as Murray
  • Harry Towb as Ray
  • Frank Forsyth as Prison Officer
  • Edward Evans as Van Driver
  • Charles Paton as Jeweller
  • Barry MacGregor as Boy with football
  • Andreas Malandrinos as Cafe Owner

References

  1. ^ Mackillop & Sinyard p.180

Bibliography

  • Mackillop, Ian & Sinyard, Neil. British Cinema of the 1950s: A Celebration. Manchester University Press, 2018.
  • 13 East Street at IMDb


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