The Clouded Yellow
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| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box |
| Written by |
Eric Ambler Janet Green |
| Starring |
Trevor Howard Jean Simmons Sonia Dresdel |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Gordon Hales |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release dates | 1950 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Clouded Yellow is a 1950 British mystery film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty E. Box for Carillon Films.
Plot synopsis
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. (The "clouded yellow" of the title is a rare species of butterfly.) After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion wrongly falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux (Jean Simmons). Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together, Somers using his secret-service skills and contacts to evade the police. After a cross-country chase they arrive at Liverpool with the intention of leaving the country by ship. The true identity of the murderer is revealed in a climax on a warehouse roof.
Newcastle upon Tyne
A significant proportion of the action in the middle of the film was shot on location in Newcastle upon Tyne, featuring scenes on the quayside, the area around the Castle Keep and the Central Station, and the suburb of Jesmond.
Liverpool
Some scenes were filmed in Liverpool's China Town, Toxteth, Liverpool Docks and on the Liverpool Overhead Railway. The railway closed in 1956 and was subsequently dismantled.
Cast
- Trevor Howard as David Somers
- Jean Simmons as Sophie Malraux
- Sonia Dresdel as Jess Fenton
- Barry Jones as Nicholas Fenton
- Kenneth More as Willy Shepley
- Geoffrey Keen as Police Inspector
- André Morell as Secret Service Chief
- Michael Brennan as Police Superintendent
- Gerard Heinz as Dr. Karl Cesare
- Lily Kann as Minna Cesare
- Eric Pohlmann as Taxidermist
- Richard Wattis as Employment Agent
- Sandra Dorne as Kyra