LIMPING MAN, THE(1953) MOVIE PAGE


LIMPING MAN, THE(1953)
In the set: 100 Greatest Mystery Classics


This stars Lloyd Bridges who plays an American
who decides to go to London to see an old flame!
When he arrives, at the airport a man gets killed
right in front of him! This gets him entangled in
a big mystery involving him, his old flame and
several others!

A lot of reviewers pan this because of the ending,
but I thought it just fine! The same people probably
hated "The Wizard Of Oz"!!!!! B

A review from IMDb.com:

** Major Spoiler Warning** Currently available
as part of a DVD double feature with the excellent
"The Scar", this British mystery flick featuring
Lloyd Bridges is moderately enjoyable, but takes
forever to set up its premise (45 minutes out of
an 80 minute movie) and the ending is preposterous,
negating the entire story. (Think a certain season
of "Dallas" with Bobby Ewing in the shower and
you'll get the idea.) Although this is sold as
film noir on the DVD, it doesn't really fit the
genre. For me, noir is about finding a moral
center in a morally ambiguous world. There's
none of that here, none of the atmospherics,
just a straight-up who done it/why done it.
It borrows a page or two from "The Third Man"
but is far less effective.

If you pick up the DVD, "The Scar" is well
worth your time, but this one is pretty pale
by comparison. - pninson

Cast:

Lloyd Bridges ... Franklyn Prior
Moira Lister ... Pauline French
Alan Wheatley ... Inspector Braddock
Leslie Phillips ... Cameron
Helene Cordet ... Helene Castle
Bruce Beeby ... Kendall Brown
Andre Van Gyseghem ... Stage Door Keeper (as André Van Gyseghern)
Tom Gill ... Stage Manager
Lionel Blair ... The Dancer
Robert Harbin ... The Magician
Charles Botterill (ii) ... The Xylophonist (as Charles Bottrill)
Rachel Roberts ... Barmaid
Verne Morgan ... Stone
Raymond Rollett ... Jonas
Irissa Cooper ... The Maid
Maxwell Gardner ... Airport Official
Jon Evans ... Police Scientist
Olive Lucius ... T. V. Hostess
Marjorie Hume ... The Landlady (as Marjory Hume)
Jean Marsh ... The Landlady's Daughter
Max Boisot ... The Child
Louise Cordet ... The Child (as Louise Boisot)
Margaret Hotine ... Unknown
Michael Bowen ... Unknown
Kay Callard ... Unknown
Paul Beradi ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Stephen Boyd ... Airport Traveller (uncredited)


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