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Final Appointment is a British film of genre Drama directed by Terence Fisher with John Bentley
Final Appointment (1954)
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Add to a movie listFinal Appointment is a 1954 British film directed by Terence Fisher. It starred John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg. It also featured Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role. The film was produced by Francis Searle for Act Films Ltd.
^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/33217
^ Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Francis Searle)
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The film is centered around a former soldier, who had been court-martialed during the Second World War murdering the officers who had passed sentence on him. A journalist (played by Bentley) tries to track down the killer.Actors
John Bentley
(Mike Billings)
Eleanor Summerfield
(Jenny Drew)
Liam Redmond
(Inspector Corcoran)
Meredith Edwards
(George Henry Martin)
Jean Lodge
(Laura Robens)
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