Rent The Renown Pictures Crime Collection: Vol.7 (1965)
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11h 14min
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Collection of crime thrillers from the 1930's to the 1960's. Starring Harry H. Corbett, Boris Karloff, Maureen Connell, Ray McAnally, Warren Mitchell and many more…
The Shakedown (1960)
Terence Morgan plays 'Augie'. a crook just released from prison and intent on getting his erotic blackmail racket back from 'Gollar', (played by Harry H. Corbett).
Murder in Eden (1961)
After discovering a famous painting is a forgery, a noted art critic is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Scotland Yard sends in Inspector Sharkey (Ray McAnally) to investigate.
Mystery of the Wentworth Castle (1940)Starring Boris Karloff as the famous detective Mr. James Lee Wong, who is sent to investigate a shipping magnate's murder, aided by an eager reporter played by Marjorie Reynolds and Grant Withers as a hard-nosed policeman.
Bash and Grab (1965)
Narrated by Valentine Dyall, famous for his radio portrayal of 'The Man in Black,' in the radio series Appointment with Fear. This excellent 1960's public information film on how crime doesn't pay highlights security guards dealing with a criminal attack.
Danger by My Side (1963)
With the help of the Met police a young girl attempts to track down the killers of her detective brother.
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone? (1964)
Unseen for years, this unusual B-Picture features Warren Mitchell in a superb performance as a fairground magician, who is subjected to torment in his backstreet workshop by a group of young rowdies after they are thrown out of a nightclub.
The Black Abbot (1934)
A rarely seen British crime thriller directed by George A. Cooper in which a gang of crooks use the legend of a ghost haunting an old mansion to help them kidnap a rich man.
Devil's Bait (1959)
Jane Hylton and Geoffrey Keen give riveting performances as a husband-and-wife bakery team who frantically attempt to avert disaster after accidentally baking rat poison into a batch of bread after an incompetent rat-catcher leaves some in their bakery. Can they retrieve the contaminated loaves in time? Gordon Jackson plays the sergeant called in to lead the search.
The Secret Tunnel (1948)
This family thriller, set in East Anglia, follows the adventures of two boys as they try to foil a gang of art thieves who steal a valuable painting from a basement vault on the family estate.
Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
Rona Anderson stars as an unhappily married woman who has fallen for another man, who seeks evidence that will give her grounds for divorce. She adopts the guise of a reporter to help win her case, but events become complicated by murder and blackmail.
Night Was Our Friend (1951)
This moving love triangle centres on murder, madness and loyalty.
The Devil's Jest (1954)
Set during World War II, espionage and sinister events unfold at a remote castle owned by a half-German widow, whose son is suspected of spying for the Nazis.- Actors:
- Ray McAnally, Catherine Feller, Yvonne Buckingham, Norman Rodway, Mark Singleton, Jack Aranson, Robert Lepler, Angela Douglas, Francis O'Keefe, Noel Sheridan, Ronnie Walsh, John Sterling, Frank O'Donovan, Eithne Lydon, Marie Conmee, Charles Byrne, Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, Donald Pleasence, Bill Owen
- Directors:
- Max Varnel, John Lemont, William Nigh, Charles Saunders, Gerry Levy, George A. Cooper, Peter Graham Scott, William C. Hammond, Daniel Birt, Michael Anderson, Alfred J. Goulding
- Producers:
- Norman Williams, Bill Luckwell, Jock MacGregor, John I. Phillips, Gerry Levy, Julius Hagen, Leslie Parkyn, Julian Wintle, Frank A. Hoare, Philip Brandon, Gordon Parry, Paul King
- Narrated By:
- Valentine Dyall
- Writers:
- H.E. Burden, John Haggarty, Leigh Vance, John Lemont, Michael Jacoby, Ralph Gilbert Bettison, Hugh Wiley, Ronald Liles, Aubrey Cash, Gerry Levy, Philip Godfrey, Terence Egan, Peter Johnston, Diana Watson, William C. Hammond, Mary Cathcart Borer, Pat Latham, Allan MacKinnon, Michael Pertwee, Vance Uhden
- Studio:
- Renown Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
