The Drayton Case

1953 0h 26m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 2

Crime

Synopsis

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During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Edgar Lustgarten
Self: Narrator
Victor Platt
Drayton
Hilda Barry
Mrs. Drayton
John Le Mesurier
Divisional Superintendent Henley
Vincent Ball
Henley's Assistant
Bartlett Mullins
Mr Taylor
Edward Malin
Caretaker
Geoffrey Bellman
Pathologist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ken Hughes
Writers: Ken Hughes
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Edgar Lustgarten and Victor Platt and Hilda Barry carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0218949 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ken Hughes directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Edgar Lustgarten and Victor Platt and Hilda Barry carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0218949 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.