The Girl on the Pier

The Girl on the Pier is a 1953 British crime film produced by John Temple-Smith, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Veronica Hurst, Ron Randell, Brian Roper, Campbell Singer and Anthony Valentine.^[1]

Plot

The story of rivalry between a Brighton dance band crooner who has done time for robbery and his partner in crime, a waxworks proprietor who is now being blackmailed for a share of the loot. ^[2]

Cast

Veronica Hurst as Rita Hammond
Ron Randell as Nick Lane
Charles Victor as Inspector Chubb
Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Chubb
Campbell Singer as Joe Hammond
Eileen Moore as Cathy Chubb
Brian Roper as Ronnie Hall
Anthony Valentine as Charlie Chubb

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote that the film "doesn't pretend to be a classic; on its own terms, it's an agreeable 65 minutes out of your life." ^[3]

References

Films directed by Lance Comfort

Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
Hatter's Castle (1942)
Those Kids from Town (1942)
Squadron Leader X (1943)
Escape to Danger (1943)
When We Are Married (1943)
Old Mother Riley Detective (1943)
Hotel Reserve (1944)
Great Day (1945)
Bedelia (1946)
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Daughter of Darkness (1948)
Silent Dust (1949)
Portrait of Clare (1950)
The Girl on the Pier (1953)
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
The Man in the Road (1956)
Face in the Night (1957)
Man from Tangier (1957)
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Make Mine a Million (1959)
The Breaking Point (1961)
Rag Doll (1961)
Pit of Darkness (1961)
Touch of Death (1961)
The Painted Smile (1962)
Blind Corner (1963)
Live It Up! (1963)
Tomorrow at Ten (1964)
Be My Guest (1965)
Devils of Darkness (1965)

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