They Can't Hang Me

They Can't Hang Me

Original British quad poster
Directed by Val Guest
Produced by Roger Proudlock
Written by Val Guest
Val Valentine
Based on novel by Leonard Mosley
Starring Terence Morgan
Yolande Donlan
André Morell
Ursula Howells
Music by Stanley Black
Cinematography Stanley Pavey
Edited by Douglas Myers
Production
company
Roger Proudlock Productions (as Vandyke)
Distributed by Independent Film Distributors (IFD) (UK)
Release dates
October 1955 (UK)
Running time
75 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

They Can't Hang Me is a 1955 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Terence Morgan, Yolande Donlan and Anthony Oliver.[1] It was based on a novel by Leonard Mosley.[2]

Plot

A senior civil servant, Pitt (Morell) has been convicted of a murder and sentenced to death. Days before his execution, Pitt reveals that he has been passing on top secret information to an agent of a foreign power and offers to reveal the identity of his handler in exchange for a reprieve. With only five days before Pitt's execution, debonair Special Branch Inspector Ralph Brown (Morgan) takes on the task of identifying the spy before he flees the country.

The starring role of Brown was an unusual part for Morgan, who was better known in British film for playing villains and criminals.

Cast

Critical reception

Radio Times called the film "a minor Cold War thriller", adding, "(Val) Guest puts a neat (if downbeat) spin on events," and concluding, "the back-up cast is as solid as a rock, with Guest's wife Yolande Donlan putting in an effective appearance" ;[3] while TV Guide described it as "slightly more interesting than the normal run of British spy films, thanks to an unusually intelligent script." [4]

References

  1. "They Can't Hang Me (1955) - BFI". BFI.
  2. The Espionage Filmography.
  3. David Parkinson. "They Can't Hang Me". RadioTimes.
  4. "They Can't Hang Me". TV Guide.

External links


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