To the Public Danger
1948 short film directed by Terence Fisher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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To the Public Danger is a 1948 British drama short film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by John Croydon. It stars Dermot Walsh, Susan Shaw, Barry Letts, and Frederick Piper.
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Directed by | Terence Fisher |
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Produced by | John Croydon |
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Edited by | Graeme Hamilton |
Music by | Doreen Carwithen |
Production company | Highbury Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature for release by the Rank Organisation.[1] Like other Highbury productions, it offered acting opportunities for several of Rank's young contract stars. The film's sets were designed by Don Russell, although a number of the scenes were shot on location.
The screenplay, written by T.J. Morrison and Arthur Reid, was based on a 1939 radio play by Patrick Hamilton, who had been encouraged to write the story as part of a government road safety campaign. Hamilton had himself been knocked down by a drunk driver. The story was updated slightly, and represents the post-war malaise with the use of noirish sequences.[2] After making the film Fisher graduated to directing several more expensive productions for Gainsborough Pictures.