The Long Knife

The Long Knife is a 1958 British second feature ('B')^[1] crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Joan Rice, Sheldon Lawrence and Victor Brooks.^[2][3][4] It was written by Ian Stuart Black.

The Long Knife
Australian daybill poster
Directed by	Montgomery Tully
Written by	Ian Stuart Black
Based on	Leslie Seldon Truss (as Leslie Truss
Produced by	Jack Greenwood
Starring	Joan Rice Sheldon Lawrence
Edited by	Geoffrey Muller
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Merton Park Studios
Distributed by	Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors
Release date	August 1958 (1958-08) (UK)
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

A young nurse becomes drawn into criminal activities.

Cast

• Joan Rice as Jill Holden
• Sheldon Lawrence as Ross Waters
• Dorothy Brewster as Angela
• Ellen Pollock as Mrs Cheam
• Victor Brooks as Superintendent Leigh
• Alan Keith as Doctor Ian Probus
• Arthur Gomez as Sergeant Bowles

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Well turned-out crime thriller which suffers from an unlikely nurse as a heroine and a denouement which connoisseurs of the detective story might well consider obsolete."^[5]

References

1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
2. "The Long Knife". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
3. BFI.org
4. Vagg, Stephen (12 January 2025). "Forgotten British Moguls: Nat Cohen – Part One (1905-56)". Filmink. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
5. "The Long Knife". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288): 129. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.

External links

• The Long Knife at IMDb