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Strictly Confidential
Strictly Confidential
	Original British quad poster
Directed by	Charles Saunders
Screenplay by	Brock Williams (& original story)
Produced by	Guido Coen
Starring	Richard Murdoch; William Kendall; Maya Koumani
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	Peter Pitt
Music by	Malcolm Lockyer
Production; company	A Twickenham Film Production
Distributed by	Alliance Film Distributors Limited (U.K.); J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (U.K.)
Release date	16 November 1959;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Strictly Confidential is a 1959 British second feature ('B')^[1] comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Richard Murdoch, William Kendall, Maya Koumani and Neil Hallett.^[2] The screenplay was by Brock Williams. Two con-men, recently released from prison, are enlisted by a widow to help her recover control of her late husband's business.

Plot

Released from prison, two genteel con-men, former Commander Binham-Ryley and former Major Rory McQuarry, target a beautiful and wealthy young widow who hires them to run her factory. What the crooks fail to realise is that Maxine Millard has devious schemes of her own in mind.

Cast

Richard Murdoch as Commander Binham-Ryley
William Kendall as Major Rory McQuarry
Maya Koumani as Maxine Millard
Neil Hallett as Basil Wantage
Bruce Seton as Inspector Shearing
Ellis Irving as Captain Sharples
Larry Burns as barman
Llewellyn Rees as Mellinger
William Hartnell as Grimshaw

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A cheap and shoddy little farce in a long outmoded tradition. Vulgar double-entendres take the place of wit and the actors struggle helplessly against impossible odds. "^[3]

References

^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
^ "Strictly Confidential". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ "Strictly Confidential". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 159. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.