The Lost Hours
1952 British film
- September 1952 (1952-09)
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The Lost Hours is a 1952 British film noir directed by David MacDonald and starring Mark Stevens, Jean Kent and John Bentley.[1][2] It was produced by Tempean Films which specialised in making second features at the time, and marked Kent's first descent into B films after her 1940s stardom.[3] It was shot at Isleworth Studios and on location around London.[4][5] The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. It was released in the United States the following year by RKO Pictures as The Big Frame.
Plot summary
An American returns for a reunion in the United Kingdom, where he served as a pilot during the Second World War, but finds himself framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Cast
- Mark Stevens as Paul Smith
- Jean Kent as Louise Parker
- John Bentley as Clark Sutton
- Garry Marsh as Inspector Foster
- Cyril Smith as Detective Sergeant Roper
- Dianne Foster as Dianne Wrigley
- Bryan Coleman as Tom Wrigley
- Leslie Perrins as Dr Derek Morrison
- Duncan Lamont as Bristow
- John Horsley as Brown
- Jack Lambert as John Parker
- John Harvey as Kenneth Peters
- Sam Kydd as Fred, mechanic at Bristow & Brown
- Thora Hird as Hotel Maid
- John Gabriel as Barman
- Alastair Hunter as Commissionaire
- Hal Osmond as Garage attendant
- Ballard Berkeley in a minor role
- Peter Hawkins as Mechanic (uncredited)
References
- ^ The Lost Hours at the BFI Database
- ^ "The Big Frame (1952) - David MacDonald | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.86
- ^ "Denham Studios". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Reelstreets | Lost Hours, The (aka The Big Frame)". www.reelstreets.com.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
- The Lost Hours at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Lost Hours at IMDb
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Films directed by David MacDonald
- Double Alibi (1937)
- The Last Curtain (1937)
- It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
- Death Croons the Blues (1937)
- Riding High (1937)
- Make It Three (1938)
- A Spot of Bother (1938)
- Meet Mr. Penny (1938)
- This Man Is News (1938)
- Dead Men Tell No Tales (1938)
- This Man in Paris (1939)
- The Midas Touch (1940)
- Spies of the Air (1940)
- Law and Disorder (1940)
- This England (1940)
- Men of the Lightship (1940)
- Desert Victory (1943)
- The Brothers (1947)
- Snowbound (1948)
- Good-Time Girl (1948)
- The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
- Christopher Columbus (1949)
- Diamond City (1949)
- Cairo Road (1950)
- The Adventurers (1951)
- The Lost Hours (1952)
- Tread Softly (1952)
- Operation Malaya (1953)
- Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
- One Just Man (1954)
- The Yellow Robe (1954)
- Three Cornered Fate (1955)
- Final Column (1955)
- Triple Blackmail (1955)
- Man in Demand (1955)
- Alias John Preston (1955)
- Small Hotel (1957)
- The Moonraker (1958)
- A Lady Mislaid (1958)
- Petticoat Pirates (1961)
- The Golden Rabbit (1962)
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