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Dead Man's Shoes (1940 film)

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Dead Man's Shoes
American release poster
Directed byThomas Bentley
Written byNina Jarvis
John H. Kafka
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
Starring
CinematographyGünther Krampf
Edited byMonica Kimick
Production
company
Distributed byABFD (UK)
Monogram Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 5 May 1940 (1940-05-05)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Dead Man's Shoes is a 1940 British mystery drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Banks, Joan Marion and Wilfrid Lawson.

Plot

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A man has lost his memory and rises to a position of authority and respect. One day he is confronted by a man who claims to have been involved with him in the past. The film is considered an antecedent of British Film Noir.[1]

Cast

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Production

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Inspired by the 1938 French film Crossroads, it was made by Associated British Picture Corporation at the company's Elstree Studios. The film was completed in late 1939, but was not released until the following year.

References

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  1. ^ Spicer p.439

Bibliography

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  • Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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