Temptation Harbour
Temptation Harbour is a British black and white crime/drama film directed by Lance Comfort, released in 1947 based on the novel Newhaven-Dieppe (L'Homme de Londres) by Georges Simenon. The film was made at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.
| Temptation Harbour | |
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| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Written by | Rodney Ackland, Frederick Gotfurt |
| Produced by | Victor Skutezky |
| Starring | Robert Newton, Simone Simon, William Hartnell |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Lito Carruthers |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathe Pictures |
Release dates | 27 February 1947 United Kingdom 27 March 1949 (USA) |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million[1] or £133,174[2] |
| Box office | £132,235[3] |
Synopsis
A signalman on a quay sees a fight between two men. One of the men is deliberately pushed into the water and the signalman cannot save him, but decides to keep his suitcase which later finds is full of banknotes with a value of £5000.[4]
Cast list
- (in credit order)
- Robert Newton as Bert Mallinson
- Simone Simon as Camelia
- William Hartnell as Jim Brown
- Marcel Dalio as Insp. Dupré
- Margaret Barton as Betty Mallinson
- Edward Rigby as Tatem
- Joan Hopkins as Beryl Brown
- Kathleen Harrison as Mabel
- Leslie Dwyer as Reg
- Charles Victor as Gowshall
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Gowshall
- Wylie Watson as Fred
- John Salew as CID Inspector
- George Woodbridge as Mr. Frost
- Kathleen Boutall as Mrs. Frost
Production
The film was based on Simenon's novella Affairs of Destiny which was restructured and relocated from France to England. The movie was a commercial success.[5]
Reception
As of 1 April 1950 the film earned distributor's gross receipts of £106,226 in the UK of which £72,026 went to the producer.[2]
See also
- The Man from London (1943)
- The Man from London (2007)
References
- "Sabu to Star in Rank's Big Tinter". Variety. 8 May 1946. p. 14.
- Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 355.
- Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p485
- British Film Institute accessed 08/01/08
- Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of The 1950s The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press USA. p. 76.