Paul Temple's Triumph

Paul Temple's Triumph
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMaclean Rogers
Written byFrancis Durbridge (novel)
A.R. Rawlinson
Produced byErnest G. Roy
StarringJohn Bentley
Dinah Sheridan
Jack Livesey
CinematographyBrendan J. Stafford
Music byStanley Black
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
  • May 1950 (1950-05)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Paul Temple's Triumph is a 1950 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan and Jack Livesey.[2] It was the third in the series of four Paul Temple films made at Nettlefold Studios[1] and was an adaptation by Francis Durbridge and A. R. Rawlinson of Durbridge's radio serial News of Paul Temple (1939). Temple is on the trail of a gang of international criminals trying to steal atomic secrets.

Cast

Critical reception

In a contemporary review The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A competently made and acted thriller, with pleasant New Forest locations."[3]

TV Guide called it "an uninvolving series entry."[4]

The Radio Times wrote: "perhaps too many scenes are staged in hotel rooms, but the plot rattles along, with Teutonic boffins, petrol smugglers, snooping reporters and French singers armed with doped cigarettes distracting the Temples from cracking the case."[5]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as “mediocre” and wrote: "Runs like a radio script on screen; no triumph for the famous sleuth this time.'' [6]

References

  1. ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Paul Temple's Triumph". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Paul Temple's Triumph". Monthly Film Bulletin. 17 (193): 87. 1 January 1950 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "Paul Temple's Triumph". TV Guide.
  5. ^ David Parkinson. "Paul Temple's Triumph". RadioTimes.
  6. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 360. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.


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