Danger by My Side
Titles from the film
Directed byCharles Saunders
Written byRonald Liles
Aubrey Cash
Produced byJohn I. Phillips
StarringAnthony Oliver
Maureen Connell
Alan Tilvern
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byJim Connock
Music byMartin Slavin
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
1963
Running time
63 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Danger by My Side, also known as Danger on My Side, is a 1963 British second feature[1] crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders and starring Anthony Oliver, Maureen Connell and Alan Tilvern.[2]

Plot

Lynne Marsden sees her undercover detective brother killed by a speeding car. She goes in search of the murderers, which leads her to a Soho club and diamond smugglers.

Cast

  • Anthony Oliver as Detective Inspector Willoughby
  • Maureen Connell as Lynne Marsden/Lynne Austin
  • Alan Tilvern as Nicky Venning
  • Bill Nagy as Sam Warren
  • Sonya Cordeau as Francine Dumont
  • Brandon Brady as Bernie Hewson
  • Tom Naylor as Detective Sergeant 'Robbie' Roberts
  • Richard Klee as Mills
  • Kim Darvos as singer
  • Wally Patch as factory gatekeeper
  • John Stuart as prison governor
  • Lawrence James as Terry (undercover detective)
  • Michael Beint as Danny
  • Alex Gallier as Dino
  • Eric Dodson as Warder Davis

Production

The film was made at Shepperton Studios, England, and on location.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A distinctly tame and routine crime thriller, spiced with a touch of almost ludicrous striptease. Largely static, the story unwinds with little tension, and even the final moments are unexciting, despite smooth enough treatment and an adequate cast."[3]

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "The road to justice leads to a Soho nightclub in this tawdry British B-movie. The hit-and-run murder, the sleazy club scenes, the heist and the motor-launch finale are all executed with the minimum of imagination as Maureen Connell puts her personal safety on the line while helping the police catch her detective-brother's killers. Charles Saunders's poor pacing leaves the cast high and dry."[4]

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film wrote the film contained: "embarrassing cliched dialogue and unconvincing characterisations."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Danger by My Side". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Danger by My Side". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348): 7. 1 January 1963 – via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 221. ISBN 9780992936440.


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