| Blood Orange (1953 film) | |
|---|---|
 U.S. theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Screenplay by | Jan Read |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
| Starring | Tom Conway Mila Parély |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney |
| Production company | Hammer Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Exclusive Films (UK) Astor Pictures (US) |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Blood Orange (U.S. title: Three Stops to Murder) is a 1953 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Tom Conway and Mila Parély. The screenplay was by Jan Read. A private eye investigating a jewel robbery at a London fashion house finds himself involved in a murder mystery.
Plot
In a London fashion house,"Blood orange" is the name of new dress designed by Helen Pascall. A model and a rich client are found murdered, each wearing the new dress. Private Eye Tom Conway suspects a link between the murders and the jewel robberies he is investigating.
Cast
- Tom Conway as Tom Conway
- Mila Parély as Helen Pascall
- Naomi Chance as Gina
- Eric Pohlmann as Mr Mercedes
- Andrew Osborn as Captain Colin Simpson
- Richard Wattis as Detective Inspector MacLeod
- Margaret Halstan as Lady Marchant
- Eileen Way as Mme Fernande
- Michael Ripper as Eddie
- Betty Cooper as Miss Betty
- Thomas Heathcote as Detective Sergeant Jessup
- Alan Rolfe as Inspector
- Roger Delgado as Marlowe
- Reed De Rouen as Heath
- Delphi Lawrence as Chelsea
- Ann Hanslip as Jane
- Cab Kaye, singing "Don't Talk About Me Baby"
Critical reception
Monthly Film Bulletin said "This thriller sets its involved story in the world of the couturiers, with back-biting models, a jealous manageress, and a heroine who attempts to achieve her ambitions through murder. The film tries, not very successfully, to be crisp and smart in style; the mystery, however, is fairly well sustained."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Thriller is smartly styled but low-cut in excitement."
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film "competent but conventional mystery".
Sky Movies gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote: "This one is smartly styled but shorter than a mini-skirt when it comes to thrills."
References
- "Blood Orange (1953)". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
- "Blood Orange". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- "Blood Orange". Monthly Film Bulletin. 20 (228): 161. 1 January 1953. ProQuest 1305818702 – via ProQuest.
- Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 285. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- "Blood Orange".
External links
- Blood Orange at IMDb
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