Code of Scotland Yard

Code of Scotland Yard
French poster by Boris Grinsson
Directed by	George King
Produced by	George King
Screenplay by	Reginald Long Katherine Strueby
Based on	the play by Edward Percy
Starring	Oskar Homolka Muriel Pavlow Derek Farr
Music by	George Melachrino
Cinematography	Hone Glendinning
Edited by	Manuel del Campo
Production company	Pennant Pictures
Release dates	1947
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£140,694 (UK)^[1]

Code of Scotland Yard is a 1947 British crime film directed by George King and starring Oskar Homolka, Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr. It was also known as The Shop at Sly Corner, from the popular stage play of that name by Edward Percy.^[2]^[3] It features an appearance by the young Diana Dors.

Synopsis

A wealthy French refugee (Homolka) lives a comfortable life as an antique dealer in London, but when an employee (Griffith) discovers that his money comes from fencing stolen goods, the employee attempts to blackmail the Frenchman, with fatal results. The antique dealer cares only for his concert violinist daughter (Pavlow), and when he sees her future is threatened, he kills the blackmailer.

Cast

Oskar Homolka as Descius Heiss
Derek Farr as Robert Graham
Muriel Pavlow as Margaret Heiss
Manning Whiley as Corder Morris
Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Catt
Garry Marsh as Major Elliot
Kenneth Griffith as Archie Fellowes
Jan Van Loewen as Professor Vanetti
Irene Handl as Ruby Towser
Johnnie Schofield as Inspector Robson
Diana Dors as Mildred
Katie Johnson as Woman in Shop
Vi Kaley as Flower Seller
David Keir as Gentleman Customer
James Knight as Publican
Eliot Makeham as Theatre Usher

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "Oscar Homolka, a Viennese character actor who worked prolifically on both sides of the Atlantic, is the principal attraction." ^[3]
TV Guide called it an " interesting melodrama rich with character, thanks to the excellent performance by Homolka and a uniformly fine British cast." ^[4]

External links

Code of Scotland Yard at the Internet Movie Database

References

↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p483
↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039821/
1 2 "Code of Scotland Yard (1947) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
↑ "Code Of Scotland Yard Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.

Films directed by George King

Too Many Crooks (1930)
Deadlock (1931)
Midnight (1931)
Men of Steel (1932)
Matinee Idol (1933)
High Finance (1933)
Mayfair Girl (1933)
Her Imaginary Lover (1933)
The Silver Spoon (1934)
Guest of Honour (1934)
To Be a Lady (1934)
Get Your Man (1934)
The Blue Squadron (1934)
Windfall (1935)
Reasonable Doubt (1936)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)
Under a Cloud (1937)
The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
Merry Comes to Town (1937)
Silver Top (1938)
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938)
John Halifax (1938)
The Face at the Window (1939)
Crimes at the Dark House (1940)
The Chinese Bungalow (1940)
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
Two for Danger (1940)
Tomorrow We Live (1943)
Candlelight in Algeria (1944)
Gaiety George (1946)
Code of Scotland Yard (1947)
Forbidden (1949)

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