Strictly Confidential (1959 film)

Strictly Confidential
Original British quad poster
Directed byCharles Saunders
Screenplay byBrock Williams (& original story)
Produced byGuido Coen
StarringRichard Murdoch
William Kendall
Maya Koumani
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byPeter Pitt
Music byMalcolm Lockyer
Production
company
A Twickenham Film Production
Distributed byAlliance Film Distributors Limited (U.K.)
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (U.K.)
Release date
  • 16 November 1959 (1959-11-16)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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

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


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