River detectives go undercover to foil a ruthless gang of nylon smugglers.
Production Details
Exclusive Films Presents a Knightsbridge Hammer Production
Black & White 43 mins
UK Release March 1948
Studio:
Marylebone Studios, Marylebone, London, England
On Location:
Birdham Pool, Chichester, West Sussex, England.
Stills from the film
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Cast & Crew
Red = Uncredited
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer |
Director | Ben Hart | 1968 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Editor | James Corbett | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Music | Paxtons | 1 | 1 | |||||
Photography | Bertram Brooks-Carrington | 60 | 15 Jan 1888 | 1976 | 88 | 1 | 1 | |
Producer | Hal Wilson | 49 | 1899 | 1 | 1 | |||
Recording by | Norman Leevers | 1 | 1 | |||||
Writer | James Corbett | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer |
Alex | Stan Paskin | 57 | 1891 | 1947 | 56 | 1 | 1 | |
Cartoonist | George Kane | 1 | 1 | |||||
Jean Nichols | Lorna Dean | 27 | 21 May 1920 | 13 Mar 1998 | 77 | 1 | 1 | |
Policeman | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/John-Tatham/# | 36 | 29 Jul 1911 | Dec 1996 | 85 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
Robby Robinson | John Blythe | 26 | 30 Oct 1921 | 24 Nov 1993 | 72 | 1 | 1 | |
Supported by | Andrew Sterne | 1 | 1 | |||||
Supported by | Fred Collins | 1 | 1 | |||||
Supported by | Dolly Gwynne | 1 | 1 | |||||
Supported by | George Crowther | 54 | 17 Aug 1893 | 1963 | 69 | 1 | 1 | |
Supported by | Iris Keen | 1 | 1 | |||||
Supported by | John Doherty | 1 | 1 | |||||
Supported by | Tony Merrett | 2 | 2 | |||||
Supported by | Wilton West | 1 | 1 | |||||
The Guv | Wally Patch | 59 | 26 Sep 1888 | 27 Oct 1970 | 82 | 2 | 2 | |
With | Audrey Hibbs | 1 | 1 | |||||
With | George Lane | 1 | 1 | |||||
With | Tony Merrett | 1 | 1 |
Original Poster
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Footnotes
Apart from his credit here, bit-part actor John Tatham appeared eight other Hammer films, all uncredited, including: Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) – Policeman, Hell is a City (1960) – Policeman, The Devil Rides Out (1968) – Satanist, Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) – Cafe Royal Patron. He had a career spanning 36 years, with his last film appearance in Ghandi (1982) as a Church Congregation Member, again uncredited.