Blind Date (1959 film)

Blind Date
A film poster bearing the U.S. title: Chance Meeting
Directed by	Joseph Losey
Produced by	David Deutsch Luggi Waldleitner
Written by	Leigh Howard (novel) Ben Barzman Millard Lampell
Starring	Hardy Krüger Stanley Baker Micheline Presle
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	Reginald Mills
Production company	Independent Artists
Distributed by	Rank
Release dates	August 1959
Running time	90-96 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£138,000[1]

Blind Date (U.S. title: Chance Meeting) is a 1959 British murder mystery film. A police inspector investigates a woman's death, with her lover being the prime suspect. Ben Barzman and Millard Lampell were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.

The film was one of Stanley Baker's favourites.^[2]

Plot

Jan Van Rooyer, a painter, has been art teacher to Jacqueline Cousteau, an older woman who becomes his lover. But when she turns up dead, Van Rooyer must explain their relationship to Morgan, a police detective.

Cast

• Hardy Krüger as Jan Van Rooyer
• Stanley Baker as Inspector Morgan
• Micheline Presle as Jacqueline Cousteau
• John Van Eyssen as Inspector Westover
• Gordon Jackson as Sergeant
• Robert Flemyng as Sir Brian Lewis
• Jack MacGowran as Postman
• Redmond Phillips as Police Doctor
• George Roubicek as Police Constable
• Lee Montague as Sergeant Farrow

Production

The budget consisted of £40,000 put up by the German producer and ££98,000 provided by SBA.^[1]

Reception

Sydney Box sold the movie to Paramount in the US for twice what it cost, putting it in profit.^[1]

References

1. Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 171-172
2. Howard Thompson, 'STANLEY BAKER: PERIPATETIC ACTOR-PRODUCER: GENESIS PROVINCIAL DEBUT', New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 01 Sep 1963: X5.

External links

• Blind Date at the TCM Movie Database
• Blind Date at the Internet Movie Database
• Blind Date at AllMovie