The Floating Dutchman

The Floating Dutchman

Directed by	Vernon Sewell
Produced by	William H. Williams
Written by	Vernon Sewell
Based on	a novel by Nicolas Bentley
Starring	Dermot Walsh Sydney Tafler Mary Germaine
Music by	Eric Spear
Cinematography	Josef Ambor
Edited by	Geoffrey Muller
Production company	Merton Park Studios
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release dates	1952
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Floating Dutchman is a 1952 British crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh, Sydney Tafler and Mary Germaine. It was known as 'Clue for a Corpse' on U.S. TV. The film was an early product of Merton Park Studios, a British company best known for its Edgar Wallace Mysteries of the 1960s. ^[1]^[2] Its plot involves Dermot Walsh as a Scotland Yard detective who goes undercover amongst jewel thieves after a dead Dutchman is found floating in the river. It is based on a novel by Nicholas Bentley.^[3]

Cast

Dermot Walsh ... Alexander James
Sydney Tafler ... Victor Skinner
Mary Germaine ... Rose Reid
Guy Verney ... Snow White
Hugh Morton ... Inspector Cathie
James Raglan ... Mr. Wynn
Nicholas Bentley ... Collis
Arnold Marlé ... Otto
Derek Blomfield ... Philip Reid

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film a "below average crime drama." ^[4]
BFI Screenonline noted the film began, "with an opening sequence that anticipates Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972)." ^[5]

References

↑ "The Floating Dutchman (1953) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The FLOATING DUTCHMAN (1953)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
↑ "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
↑ "The Floating Dutchman Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
↑ "BFI Screenonline: Sewell, Vernon (1903-2001) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

External links

The Floating Dutchman at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Vernon Sewell

Morgenrot (1933)
The Silver Fleet (1943)
The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
Latin Quarter (1945)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
Uneasy Terms (1948)
The Jack of Diamonds (1949)
The Dark Light (1951)
The Black Widow (1951)
The Floating Dutchman (1952)
Ghost Ship (1952)
Counterspy (1953)
Dangerous Voyage (1954)
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
Where There's a Will (1955)
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
Soho Incident (1956)
Home and Away (1956)
Rogue's Yarn (1957)
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
Wrong Number (1959)
Urge to Kill (1960)
House of Mystery (1961)
The Wind of Change (1961)
The Man in the Back Seat (1961)
Strongroom (1962)
A Matter of Choice (1963)
Strictly for the Birds (1963)
Some May Live (1967)
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Burke & Hare (1972)

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