Wings of Danger

Wings of Danger
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Terence Fisher
Produced by	Anthony Hinds
Written by	Trevor Dudley Smith (novel) Packham Webb (novel) John Gilling
Starring	Zachary Scott Robert Beatty Naomi Chance Kay Kendall
Music by	Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	James Needs
Production company	Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by	Exclusive Films (UK) Lippert Pictures (US)
Release dates	1 April 1952
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Wings of Danger, released in the United States as Dead on Course, is a 1952 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Zachary Scott, Robert Beatty and Kay Kendall.^[1]

Production

It was based on the novel Dead on Course by Trevor Dudley Smith and Packham Webb. The film was made by Hammer Films and shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

Cast

Zachary Scott as Richard Van Ness
Robert Beatty as Nick Talbot
Naomi Chance as Avril Talbot
Kay Kendall as Alexia LaRoche
Colin Tapley as Inspector Maxwell
Arthur Lane as Boyd Spencer
Harold Lang as Snell, the blackmailer
Diane Cilento as Jeannette
Jack Allen as Tniscott
Douglas Muir as Doctor Wilner
Ian Fleming as Talbot
Larry Taylor as O'Gorman, henchman
Darcy Conyers as Signals Officer
Sheila Raynor as Nurse
Courtney Hope as Mrs Clarence, hotel tenant
Anthony T. Miles as Sam, Desk Clerk
James Steele as First Flying Officer
Russ Allen as Second Flying Officer
June Ashley as Blonde in Sportscar
June Mitchell as Blonde in Sportscar
Natasha Sokolova as Blonde in Sportscar

References

↑ http://allmovie.com/work/wings-of-danger-54796

External links

Wings of Danger at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Terence Fisher

A Song for Tomorrow (1948)
Colonel Bogey (1948)
Portrait from Life (1948)
Marry Me! (1949)
The Astonished Heart (1950)
So Long at the Fair (1950)
Home to Danger (1951)
The Last Page (1952)
Wings of Danger (1952)
Stolen Face (1952)
Distant Trumpet (1952)
Mantrap (1953)
Four Sided Triangle (1953)
Spaceways (1953)
Blood Orange (1953)
Face the Music (1954)
Murder by Proxy (1954)
A Stranger Came Home (1954)
Final Appointment (1954)
Mask of Dust (1954)
Children Galore (1955)
Stolen Assignment (1955)
The Flaw (1955)
The Gelignite Gang (1956)
The Last Man to Hang? (1956)
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Dracula (1958)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
The Mummy (1959)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1960)
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
The Horror of It All (1963)
The Gorgon (1964)
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Island of Terror (1966)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Night of the Big Heat (1967)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Hammer Film Productions films

by series

Dracula films	Dracula (1958) The Brides of Dracula (1960) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Scars of Dracula (1970) Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Frankenstein films	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Mummy films	The Mummy (1959) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) The Mummy's Shroud (1967) Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

The Karnstein Trilogy	The Vampire Lovers (1970) Lust for a Vampire (1971) Twins of Evil (1971)

Dick Barton films	Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949) Dick Barton at Bay (1950)

Quatermass films	The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Quatermass 2 (1957) Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Robin Hood films	The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)

On the Buses films	On the Buses (1971) Mutiny on the Buses (1972) Holiday on the Buses (1973)

The Woman in Black films	The Woman in Black (2012) The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2014)

See also	Hammer filmography

by genre

Gothic horror films	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) The Shadow of the Cat (1961) The Phantom of the Opera (1962) The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) The Gorgon (1964) Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966) The Plague of the Zombies (1966) The Reptile (1966) The Witches (1966) The Devil Rides Out (1968) Hands of the Ripper (1971) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) Countess Dracula (1971) Vampire Circus (1972) Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974) To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

Horror films	The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935) Demons of the Mind (1972) Beyond the Rave (2008) Let Me In (2010) Wake Wood (2011) The Quiet Ones (2014)

Thriller films	Man in Black (1949) The Black Widow (1951) The Snorkel (1958) Hell Is a City (1960) The Full Treatment (1960) Taste of Fear (1961) Cash on Demand (1961) The Maniac (1963) Paranoiac (1963) Nightmare (1964) Fanatic (1965) Hysteria (1965) The Nanny (1965) Crescendo (1970) Straight On till Morning (1972) Fear in the Night (1972)

Science fiction films	Four Sided Triangle (1953) Spaceways (1953) X the Unknown (1956) The Abominable Snowman (1957) The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) The Damned (1963) The Lost Continent (1968) Moon Zero Two (1969)

Mystery films	Death in High Heels (1947) Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (1949) The Rossiter Case (1951) Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) Lady in the Fog (1952) Mantrap (1953) The Saint's Return (1953) Blood Orange (1953) The Glass Cage (1955) The Lady Vanishes (1979)

Crime drama films	Cloudburst (1951) The Last Page (1952) Wings of Danger (1952) Stolen Face (1952) The Gambler and the Lady (1953) The Flanagan Boy (1953) 36 Hours (1953) Face the Music (1954) The House Across the Lake (1954) Murder by Proxy (1954) Five Days (1954) A Stranger Came Home (1954) Third Party Risk (1954) Women Without Men (1956)

Drama films	Song of Freedom (1936) Never Look Back (1952) Mask of Dust (1954) Break in the Circle (1955) Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) Captain Clegg (1962) Man at the Top (1973) The Resident (2011)

Action films	Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) Shatter (1974)

Adventure films	The Jack of Diamonds (1949) Passport to China (1961) The Terror of the Tongs (1961) The Pirates of Blood River (1962) The Scarlet Blade (1963) The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) She (1965) One Million Years B.C. (1966) Prehistoric Women (1967) The Viking Queen (1967) The Vengeance of She (1968) When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Creatures the World Forgot (1971)

Comedy films	The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935) Sporting Love (1936) The Lady Craved Excitement (1950) Someone at the Door (1950) What the Butler Saw (1950) Life with the Lyons (1954) The Lyons in Paris (1955) Up the Creek (1958) I Only Arsked! (1958) Further Up the Creek (1958) Don't Panic Chaps! (1959) The Ugly Duckling (1959) Watch it, Sailor! (1961) A Weekend with Lulu (1961) The Old Dark House (1963) The Anniversary (1968) That's Your Funeral (1972) Love Thy Neighbour (1973)

War films	The Steel Bayonet (1957) The Camp on Blood Island (1958) Yesterday's Enemy (1959) The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

See also	Hammer filmography

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