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Rogue's Yarn

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Rogue's Yarn
Directed byVernon Sewell
Written byVernon Sewell
Ernle Bradford
Produced byGeorge Maynard
StarringNicole Maurey
Derek Bond
Elwyn Brook-Jones
CinematographyHal Morey
Edited byPeter Rolfe Johnson
Music byRobert Sharples
Production
company
Cresswell Productions
Distributed byEros Films
Release date
  • August 1957 (1957-08)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Rogue's Yarn is a 1957 British second feature[1] crime drama film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nicole Maurey, Derek Bond and Elwyn Brook-Jones.[2] It was written by Sewell and Ernle Bradford, and distributed by the independent Eros Films.[3]

Synopsis

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John Marsden is conducting a passionate affair with Frenchwoman Michele Cartier, but their hopes that his wealthy invalid wife will soon die are thwarted by her recovery. Pressured by his love Marsden begins planning a perfect crime to murder his wife at the family home while he is supposed to be sailing on his yacht between Newhaven and Le Havre in Normandy. However, his hopes of getting clean away from the crime are threatened by the persistent investigations of Detective Inspector Walker.

Cast

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Production

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It was shot at Brighton Studios.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Sarron.

Reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine detective story of the "how-he-did-it" school, fairly interesting in plot but sometimes over-calculated in presentation. The two principals are dull, but John Serret is entertaining as a French police official, while Elwyn Brook-Jones avoids the hackneyed in his characterisation of a Scotland Yard man – though his disrespect for superior authorities seems somehow unlikely."[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Intriguing will-they-get-him yarn with some offbeat characterization in supporting roles."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Rogue's Yarn". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ Fowler, Roy (8 July 1994). "Vernon Sewell". British Entertainment History Project.
  4. ^ "Rogue's Yarn". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 24 (276): 130. 1 January 1957 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 366. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
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