Uneasy Terms
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| Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
| Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
| Written by | Peter Cheyney |
| Based on | novel by Peter Cheyney |
| Starring | Michael Rennie Moira Lister Faith Brook |
| Music by | Hans May |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Monica Kimick |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International (UK) |
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Release dates
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1 June 1948 (London) (UK) |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Uneasy Terms is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Michael Rennie, Moira Lister and Faith Brook.[1] It is based on a novel by Peter Cheyney.
Plot
Slim Callaghan is a private eye whose client, Colonel Stenhurst, is murdered, leaving behind a trail of suspects. Viola, the eldest of the Colonel's three stepdaughters, is the prime suspect, but after wading through clues and romance, Callaghan corners the real culprit.[2]
Cast
- Michael Rennie - Slim Callaghan
- Moira Lister - Corinne Alardyse
- Faith Brook - Viola Alardyse
- Joy Shelton - Effie
- Patricia Goddard - Patricia Alardyse
- Barry Jones - Inspector Gringall
- Marie Ney - Honoria Wymering
- Paul Carpenter - Windy Nicholls
- Nigel Patrick - Lucien Donnelly
- Sydney Tafler - Maysin
- J.H. Roberts - Sallins
- Joan Carroll - Matron
Critical reception
- Allmovie wrote, "Uneasy Terms is a scrambled British attempt at American-style hard boil." [3]
- Sky Movies wrote, "Peter Cheney's detective Slim Callaghan has rarely translated well to the screen, But this Vernon Sewell-directed thriller is one of the better efforts, thanks largely to a quality cast that also includes Barry Jones, Joy Shelton and Paul Carpenter." [4]
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Uneasy Terms at IMDb
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