The Man in the Road

The Man in the Road
Directed by	Lance Comfort
Produced by	Charles Leeds
Written by	Anthony Armstrong (novel) Guy Morgan
Starring	Derek Farr Ella Raines Donald Wolfit Lisa Daniely
Music by	Bruce Campbell
Cinematography	Stanley Pavey
Edited by	Jim Connock
Production company	Gibraltar Films
Distributed by	Grand National (UK) Republic Pictures (US)
Release dates	March 1956
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Man in the Road is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit and Cyril Cusack.^[1] It was based on a popular contemporary novel He Was Found in the Road by Anthony Armstrong.^[2]

Plot summary

A brilliant scientist suffering from amnesia is hunted by Communist agents in search of a secret formula.^[3]

Cast

• Derek Farr - Ivan Mason/Doctor James Paxton
• Ella Raines - Rhona Ellison
• Donald Wolfit - Professor Cattrell
• Lisa Daniely - Nurse Mitzi
• Bruce Beeby - Doctor Manning
• Russell Napier - Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
• Cyril Cusack - Doctor Kelly
• Frederick Piper - Inspector Hayman
• Karel Stepanek - Dmitri Balinkev
• Olive Sloane - Mrs Lemming, the landlady
• Alfred Maron - Ambulance driver
• John Welsh - Employer

Critical reception

• Britmovie called the film a "fast-paced, implausible, but engrossing Cold War spy thriller."^[4]
• TV Guide wrote, "the complicated plot never really amounts to anything more than predictable propaganda, though a capable cast handles the material in a professional and convincing manner."^[5]

References

1. http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b69959322
2. http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/The-Man-in-the-Road_1956/listType/year
3. http://letterboxd.com/film/the-man-in-the-road/
4. http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/The-Man-in-the-Road_1956/listType/year
5. http://movies.tvguide.com/the-man-in-the-road/review/105510

External links

• The Man in the Road at the Internet Movie Database