Opening titles:- “Early in the eighteenth century, the roads of England were plagued with highwaymen. Most of them coarse bandits, fit subjects for the hangman. But a few were gentlemen – bold, gallant adventurers, with an eye for a fine horse or a pretty girl. Of these the most legendary was the immortal Dick Turpin.”
Production Details
A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films
Produced at Bray Studios, England
Eastmancolour by Humphries
25 mins featurette
A Hammerscope production
Filming Began: 1st October 1955
UK Release: 12th December 1956
Studio:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire
Stills from film
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Cast & Crew
Red = Uncredited
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer |
Art Director | Ted Marshall | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||
Camera Operator | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/len-harris/# | 40 | 19 May 1916 | 21 Feb 1995 | 78 | 63 | 2 | 65 |
Director | David Paltenghi | 37 | 20 Jul 1919 | 4 Feb 1961 | 41 | 1 | 1 | |
Director of Photography | Stephen Dade BSc | 47 | 13 Aug 1909 | 1975 | 65 | 2 | 2 | |
Editor | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/james-needs/# | 37 | 17 Oct 1919 | 4 Feb 2003 | 83 | 113 | 1 | 114 |
Focus Puller | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/harry-oakes/# | 35 | 16 Jan 1921 | 11 Dec 2012 | 91 | 3 | 56 | 59 |
Music | Eric Winstone | 41 | 1915 | 2 May 1974 | 59 | 5 | 5 | |
Producer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/michael-carreras/# | 28 | 21 Dec 1927 | 19 Apr 1994 | 66 | 98 | 9 | 107 |
Production Assistant | Tadeo Villalba | 21 | 9 May 1935 | 20 Dec 2009 | 74 | 1 | 1 | |
Production Manager | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/jimmy-sangster/# | 29 | 2 Dec 1927 | 19 Aug 2011 | 83 | 66 | 2 | 68 |
Screenplay | Joel Murcott | 41 | 28 Mar 1915 | 16 Feb 1978 | 62 | 1 | 1 | |
Stunts | Terry York | 30 | 1926 | 2003 | 77 | 1 | 1 | |
Stunts | Tommy Yeardye | 17 | 18 Jul 1939 | 21 Apr 2004 | 64 | 1 | 1 | |
The Highwayman sung | Dennis Hale | 34 | 24 May 1922 | 10 Sep 1969 | 47 | 1 | 1 | |
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer |
Coachman | George Mossman | 48 | 9 Sep 1908 | Sep 1993 | 84 | 5 | 5 | |
Dick Turpin | Philip Friend | 41 | 20 Feb 1915 | 1 Sep 1987 | 72 | 2 | 2 | |
Genevieve | Diane Hart | 30 | 20 Jul 1926 | 7 Feb 2002 | 75 | 1 | 1 | |
Hawkins | Raymond Rollett | 49 | 9 Mar 1907 | 19 Dec 1961 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Jonathan Redgrove | Allan Cuthbertson | 36 | 7 Apr 1920 | 8 Feb 1988 | 67 | 3 | 3 | |
Liz | Gabrielle May | 1 | 1 | |||||
Mac | Hal Osmond | 53 | 27 May 1903 | Dec 1959 | 56 | 4 | 4 | |
Rooks | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/norman-mitchell/# | 38 | 27 Aug 1918 | 19 Mar 2001 | 82 | 7 | 7 | |
Ruffian | Barry de Boulay | 2 | 2 | |||||
Ruffian | Ivor Colin | 1 | 1 |
Footnotes
Actor Philip Friend’s only other appearance for Hammer was in another featurette, Danger List (1957).