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Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
Directed by	Daniel Birt
Written by	Allan MacKinnon
Produced by	Philip Brandon
Starring	Rona Anderson ; Patrick Holt ; Frederick Leister
Cinematography	Brendan J. Stafford
Edited by	Eily Boland
Production; company	A.C.T. Films
Distributed by	Monarch Film Corporation
Release date	17 November 1952;
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Circumstantial Evidence is a 1952 British second feature ('B')^[1] crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rona Anderson, Patrick Holt and Frederick Leister.^[2] It was written by Allan MacKinnon.

Plot

Linda Harrison is about to divorce her estranged husband Steve so she can marry another man, Michael Carteret. But Steve has stolen Carteret's love letters to Linda, and tries to blackmail her. Steve is found dead and the evidence points to Carteret as the murderer. Linda sets out to prove his innocence.

Cast

Rona Anderson as Linda Harrison
Patrick Holt as Michael Carteret
John Arnatt as Steve Harrison
John Warwick as Pete Hanken
Frederick Leister as Sir Edward Carteret
Ronald Adam as Sir William Harrison
June Ashley as Rita Hanken
Peter Swanwick as Charlie Pott
Lisa Lee as Gladys Vavasour
Ballard Berkeley as Inspector Hall
Ian Fleming as Commander Hewitt
Ben Williams as Brand
Leonard White as Det. Sgt. Davey

Production

The film was produced by Phil Brandon for Act Films Ltd.^[3] It was made at Shepperton Studios. Art Director Norman G. Arnold designed the sets.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A conventional and unremarkable little detective story whose solution becomes obvious at rather too early a stage in the proceedings.”^[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan said: ''Ordinary pocket 'meller'.''^[5]

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film call the film "a conventional but well-crafted murder mystery".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
^ "Circumstantial Evidence". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^ Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Phil Brandon) - "There were, of course, far more cinemas than there are today. To give a few examples, Night Was Our Friend secured 1,335 bookings...Circumstantial Evidence 1,568..."
^ "Circumstantial Evidence". Monthly Film Bulletin. 19 (216): 156. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 293. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.