Johnny, You're Wanted

"A Riot of Thrills and Fun!"

1956 1h 9m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on, he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee, but on returning to his cab finds the woman gone. Assuming she has hitched another ride, he continues on his way. A short time later he is flagged down by another driver, who has come across a woman lying by the roadside. The woman is Johnny's hitchhiker and she's dead.

“A Riot of Thrills and Fun!”

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Cast

John Slater
Johnny
Alfred Marks
Marks
Garry Marsh
Balsamo
Christine Halward
Julie
Joan Rhodes
Herself
Jack Stewart
Inspector Bennett
Thelma Ruby
PCW / Smuggler
Frank Thornton
Police Inspector

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vernon Sewell
Writers: Michael Leighton, Frank Driscoll
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vernon Sewell, shot by Basil Emmott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Rolfe Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Slater and Alfred Marks and Garry Marsh carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Riot of Thrills and Fun!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vernon Sewell directs. Basil Emmott behind the camera. Peter Rolfe Johnson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Vernon Sewell, shot by Basil Emmott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Peter Rolfe Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Slater and Alfred Marks and Garry Marsh carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A Riot of Thrills and Fun!".
9IMDB entry: tt0389054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.