Chain of Events

Chain of Events
Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Produced by	Peter Rogers
Written by	Patrick Brawn Leo McKern
Starring	Susan Shaw Dermot Walsh Jack Watling
Production company	Beaconsfield Productions
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release dates	September 1958
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Chain of Events is a 1958 British crime film directed by Gerald Thomas from a radio play by Leo McKern. It starred Susan Shaw, Dermot Walsh, Jack Watling, Freddie Mills and Joan Hickson.^[1]

Plot

A bank clerk tells a white lie to avoid paying his bus fare, and sets in motion a series of catastrophic events involving blackmail and death.^[2]

Cast

• Jill - Susan Shaw
• Quinn - Dermot Walsh
• Freddie - Jack Watling
• Lord Fenchurch - Alan Gifford
• Jimmy Boy - Harold Lang
• Simone - Lisa Gastoni
• Clarke - Kenneth Griffith
• Stockman - Ballard Berkeley
• Johnson - Frank Forsythe
• Bus Conductor - Cyril Chamberlain
• Tiny - Freddie Mills
• Bus Inspector - Martin Boddey
• The Drunk - Anthony Sagar
• Mrs Clarke - Myrtle Reed
• Becket - Martin Wyldeck
• Magistrate - James Raglan
• Barmaid - Joan Hickson

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "from a radio play written by talented British actor Leo McKern, but that's not sufficient reason to sit through it" ;^[3] whereas Cinemaretro wrote, "very much a B movie feature, the film stands firmly, and really works exceptionally well on its own merits." ^[4]

References

1. "Chain of Events | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
2. Leo McKern. "Chain of Events (1958) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
3. "Chain Of Events Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
4. "DVD REVIEW: "CHAIN OF EVENTS" (1958) STARRING KENNETH GRIFFITH; REGION 2 RELEASE FROM NETWORK DISTRIBUTING - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s".

External links

• Chain of Events at the Internet Movie Database