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'''''Three Steps to the Gallows''''' is a 1953 British [[crime film]] directed by [[John Gilling]] and starring [[Scott Brady]], [[Mary Castle]] and [[Gabrielle Brune]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54287|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115092213/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54287|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 January 2009|title=3 Steps to the Gallows (1954)|publisher=|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref> The film, essentially a British second feature, is enhanced by the attractive American leads. It released in the United States by [[Lippert Pictures]] as '''''White Fire''''' |
'''''Three Steps to the Gallows''''' is a 1953 British [[crime film]] directed by [[John Gilling]] and starring [[Scott Brady]], [[Mary Castle]] and [[Gabrielle Brune]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54287|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115092213/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54287|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 January 2009|title=3 Steps to the Gallows (1954)|publisher=|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref> The film, essentially a British [[second feature[[, is enhanced by the attractive American leads. It released in the United States by [[Lippert Pictures]] as '''''White Fire'''''. |
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| Three Steps to the Gallows | |
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| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Written by | Paul Erickson John Gilling |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Starring | Scott Brady Mary Castle Gabrielle Brune |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Margery Saunders |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros Films Lippert Pictures (US) |
Release dates | December 1953 1 January 1954 (US) |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Three Steps to the Gallows is a 1953 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Scott Brady, Mary Castle and Gabrielle Brune.[1] The film, essentially a British [[second feature[[, is enhanced by the attractive American leads. It released in the United States by Lippert Pictures as White Fire.
Premise
An American merchant ship officer on shore leave in London learns that his brother is about to be hanged in three days and sets out to prove his innocence against an organised smuggling gang based in a nightclub. His plight becomes increasingly tense in the face of double crosses and bad decisions in a race against time.
Cast
- Scott Brady as Gregor Stevens
- Mary Castle as Yvonne Durante
- Gabrielle Brune as Lorna Dryhurst
- Ferdy Mayne as Mario Sartago
- Colin Tapley as Arnold Winslow
- John Blythe as Dave Leary
- Michael Balfour as Carter
- Lloyd Lamble as James Smith
- Julian Somers as John Durante
- Ballard Berkeley as Inspector Haley
- Ronan O'Casey as Crawson
- Johnnie Schofield - Charley
- Paul Erickson as Larry Stevens
- Hal Osmond as Desk clerk
- Bill Lowe as Percy
- Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Captain Adams
- Dennis Chinnery as Bill
- Alastair Hunter as Hotel Manager
- Arthur Lovegrove as Tommy
- Harcourt Curaçao as Matt
- Russell Westwood as Mike
- Larry Taylor as Sam
- Neil Hallett as Real Counterman
- Conrad Phillips as Clerk - Travel Agent
- Stanley Meadows as 2nd Clerk - Travel Agent
- Arthur Mullard as Prison Warder
- Leonard Sharp as Clerk - Somerset House
- Joe Wadham as Police Driver
References
- ^ "3 Steps to the Gallows (1954)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
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