Breakaway (1955 film)
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| Directed by | Henry Cass |
| Written by | Norman Hudis |
| Based on | an original story by Manning O'Brine |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Starring | Tom Conway Michael Balfour Honor Blackman Brian Worth |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Anne Barker |
| Music by | Stanley Black Ivor Slaney |
Production company | Cipa |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Breakaway is a 1955 British thriller film directed by Henry Cass from a script by Norman Hudis.[1] It stars Tom Conway, Michael Balfour and Honor Blackman.[2] A private eye is hot on the tail of a stolen secret formula and a kidnapped young woman. It is a sequel to Barbados Quest.
Cast[edit]
- Tom Conway as Tom 'Duke' Martin
- Michael Balfour as Barney
- Honor Blackman as Paula Grant / Paula Jackson
- Brian Worth as Johnny Matlock
- Bruce Seton as Webb
- Freddie Mills as Pat
- Alexander Gauge as MacAllister
- John Horsley as Michael Matlock
- Paddy Webster as Diane Grant
- John Colicos as First Kidnapper
- Larry Taylor as Second Kidnapper
- Arthur Lowe as Mitchell
- Frederick Schrecker as Professor Dohlmann
Critical reception[edit]
In a contemporary review, Today's Cinema called the film "slickly manufactured crime entertainment";[3] while more recently, TV Guide called it an "absurd whodunit".[4]
See also[edit]
- Barbados Quest (1955)
References[edit]
- ^ "Breakaway". 16 July 1956 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Breakaway (1956)". Archived from the original on 20 February 2017.
- ^ Chibnall, Stephen; McFarlane, Brian (23 October 2009). The British 'B' Film. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781844575749 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Breakaway". TVGuide.com.
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- 1956 films
- 1955 films
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- British detective films
- Films directed by Henry Cass
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- British sequel films
- British crime thriller films
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- 1950s crime thriller films
- British black-and-white films
- English-language crime thriller films
- Films scored by Stanley Black
- Films scored by Ivor Slaney
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