Dangerous Afternoon 1961
Dangerous Afternoon
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
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Full Cast & Crew... Miss Letty Frost / Irma Randall
... Freda Maybury
... Miss Caroline Cassell
... Mrs. Louisa Sprule
... Miss Burge
IC
Ian Colin... Reverend Everard Porson
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See All 1 Reviews29 May 2023 by CinemaSerf
"Miss Frost" (Ruth Dunning), confined to a wheelchair, runs a guest house for ladies who - like her - have a bit of a criminal past. They all rub along well enough, pilfering from each other and generally goading and provoking until their landlady learns that one of her erstwhile associates has been released from Her Majesty's pleasure and is likely to want to come visit! The outwardly vulnerable "Frost" is no pushover and lays a trap... It's quite a disarmingly effective little crime drama this. The supporting cast provide just enough of an amiable smokescreen to facilitate a decent performance from Dunning as the quite ruthless and calculating invalid. The ending is a wee bit contrived but there is quite a confessional with the vicar at the denouement. The production is all pretty basic and it's maybe not got the most alluring of titles for a film, but at just over the hour, I found it quite watchable.
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Release Date:
May 23, 1961
Run Time:
59`
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Original Language:
English
Status:
Released
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Dangerous Afternoon
"Miss Frost" (Ruth Dunning), confined to a wheelchair, runs a guest house for ladies who - like her - have a bit of a criminal past. They all rub along well enough, pilfering from each other and generally goading and provoking until their landlady learns that one of her erstwhile associates has been released from Her Majesty's pleasure and is likely to want to come visit! The outwardly vulnerable "Frost" is no pushover and lays a trap... It's quite a disarmingly effective little crime drama this. The supporting cast provide just enough of an amiable smokescreen to facilitate a decent performance from Dunning as the quite ruthless and calculating invalid. The ending is a wee bit contrived but there is quite a confessional with the vicar at the denouement. The production is all pretty basic and it's maybe not got the most alluring of titles for a film, but at just over the hour, I found it quite watchable.
Cast & Crew of
Dangerous Afternoon
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Miss Letty Frost / Irma Randall
... Freda Maybury
... Miss Caroline Cassell
... Mrs. Louisa Sprule
... Miss Burge
IC
Ian Colin... Reverend Everard Porson
... Mrs. Judson
HP
Howard Pays... Jack Loring
... George Burling / Ned Barrett
... Jean Berry / Jean Hinton
MB
Max Brimmell... Doctor Spalding
... Mrs. Caldwell
JR
James Raglan... Sir Phillip Morstan
... Mrs. Roberts
... Inspector Craven
... Mr. Brown, the Chemist
JM
Jan Miller... Girl Assistant at Chemist
JN
Jackie Noble... Maisie
EM
Edna Morris... Mrs. Millett
... Joan Mason
Produced By
DH
Denis Holt... Production Manager
GC
Guido Coen... Producer