The Harassed Hero

The Harassed Hero
Guy Middleton and Joan Winmill Brown
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byBrock Williams
Based onThe Harassed Hero by Ernest Dudley
Produced byClive Nicholas
StarringGuy Middleton
Joan Winmill Brown
Elwyn Brook-Jones
CinematographyHone Glendinning
Edited byAnne Barker
Music byFrank Chacksfield
Production
company
Corsair Pictures
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé
Release date
  • 26 July 1954 (1954-07-26)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Harassed Hero is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill Brown and Elwyn Brook-Jones.[1] It was based on a novel of the same name by Ernest Dudley.[2] The film was produced as a second feature[3] and shot at Walton Studios and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll.

Plot

Wealthy hypochondriac bachelor Murray Selwyn has been ordered by his doctors to avoid stress, but unfortunately finds himself face to face with a gang of counterfeiters. Murray has unwittingly come into possession of the printing plates the gang is after. His stress levels escalate further when Murray's nurse is kidnapped by the gang.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "silly comedy routines abound in this patented British farce."[4] The British 'B' Film considers Middleton "brought a touch of class" to the film.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Harassed Hero (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  2. ^ The complete index to literary sources in film. Alan Goble. London. 1999. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3. OCLC 868959494.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.147
  4. ^ "The Harassed Hero". TVGuide.com.
  5. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (25 July 2019). The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-863-3.

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.


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