Flat Two

Flat Two
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan Cooke
Screenplay byLindsay Galloway
Based onstory
by Edgar Wallace
Produced byJack Greenwood
StarringJohn Le Mesurier
Jack Watling
CinematographyBert Mason
Edited byDerek Holding
Music byBernard Ebbinghouse
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated
Release date
  • 23 April 1962 (1962-04-23)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Flat Two is a 1962 British second feature[1] film directed by Alan Cooke and starring John Le Mesurier and Jack Watling.[2] The screenplay, is written by Lindsay Galloway, and also based on the 1924 story of the same name by Edgar Wallace. The film is part of Edgar Wallace Mysteries series, produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated from 1960 to 1965.

Plot

Crooked casino owner Emil Louba is found murdered in his apartment. There are three suspects: architect Frank Leamington, whose fiancée Susan owed Louba money; Charles Berry, who had a grudge against him, and Warden, a barrister. Leamington is arrested, and is defended in court by Warden. As the case progresses Warden is forced to present evidence that establishes himself as the killer.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Unexciting episode in the Edgar Wallace series. The improbable plot depends far too much on verbal explanations and neither the direction nor the characterisation is strong enough to sustain it. But the playing is at least competent."[3]

References

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Flat Two". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Flat Two". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 68. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.