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Black Orchid
Black Orchid
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Saunders
Written by	Francis Edge; John Temple-Smith; Maurice Temple-Smith
Produced by	Robert S. Baker; Monty Berman
Starring	Ronald Howard; Olga Edwardes; John Bentley; Mary Laura Wood
Cinematography	Eric Cross
Edited by	Jack Slade
Release date	February 1953;
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Black Orchid is a 1953 British B^[1] mystery film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes and John Bentley.^[2]^[3] It was written by Francis Edge, John Temple-Smith and Maurice Temple-Smith.

In the film, a physician is implicated in the death of his wife, which allows him to marry her sister.

Cast

Ronald Howard as Dr. John Winnington
Olga Edwardes as Christine Shaw
John Bentley as Eric Blair
Mary Laura Wood as Sophie Winnington
Patrick Barr as Vincent Humphries
Sheila Burrell as Annette
Russell Napier as Inspector Markham
Mary Jones as Mrs. Humphries
Alan Robinson as solicitor
Ian Fleming as coroner
Tom Gill as travel agent clerk
Tucker McGuire as American woman
Richard Shaw as lorry driver
Daniel Wherry as padre

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An indifferent murder story. Every piece of the puzzle falls into place too perfectly and none of the players seem really comfortable in their parts, even Ronald Howard lacking his usual charm."^[4]

Sky Movies wrote, "Following his success in the title parts of the Paul Temple and Toff films, John Bentley starred in this murder melodrama which is very typical of British second feature production of the period."^[5]

References

^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
^ "Black Orchid". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "Black Orchid". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009.
^ "Black Orchid". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 20 (228): 52. 1 January 1953 – via ProQuest.
^ "Black Orchid". Find and Watch.