Rent The Limping Man (1953)

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1h 16min
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Synopsis:
American Frank Pryor (Lloyd Bridges) arrives in London to pick up the threads of a wartime romance. As he disembarks, fellow passenger Kendall Brown is assassinated and Pryor finds himself caught up in a murder inquiry. The victim was killed by a mysterious sniper, known as the 'limping man'. Pryor's wartime amour is actress Pauline French (Moira Lister) who he hasn't seen in six years. She happens to be a crack shot with a rifle, and the dead man had a picture of her in his possession... Scotland Yard Detective Cameron (Leslie Phillips) is assigned to the case, and Pryor and his sweetheart become his chief suspects.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Donald Ginsberg
Writers:
Ian Stuart Black, Reginald Long
Studio:
Simply Media
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, People of the Pictures, Remembering Leslie Phillips
BBFC:
Release Date:
10/02/2014
Run Time:
76 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W

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Very odd - The Limping Man review by sb

Spoiler Alert
08/08/2023

FILM & REVIEW Very odd British crime thriller has Frank (Bridges) an ex-GI returning to London to rekindle a wartime old flame Pauline (Lister) now a successful actress. She is supposed to pick him up but instead a fellow passenger gets shot by a sniper on the tarmac. This appears to be known criminal Kendal Brown who the police soon trace as a contact to Pauline. She at first denies this to Frank but it’s obvious she has much to hide. The police also track down Browns ex-wife a threate singer who maintains they have been separated for years. Paula admits to an affair with Brown and using her motor launch to assist in his smuggling enterprises and who is now being blackmailed by the ex-wife. Several red herrings and plot twists later and it’s all coming nicely to the boil then a real WTAF ending…….you have to wind it back to make sure you haven’t missed something but no …bizarre…. Up until then it’s very good with solid performances and great use of the river around Rotherhithe when it was a working port. So 3.5/5 overall.

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