Pit of Darkness
1961 | 76m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Lance Comfort |
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| Writer: | Lance Comfort, Hugh McCutcheon |
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| When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a safe that his firm installed in a large country house, has been cleverly opened, and the contents are missing. So with the help of his wife, he sets out to uncover the truth. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1961 |
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| Director: | Lance Comfort |
| Writer: | Lance Comfort, Hugh McCutcheon |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, amnesia, safe, private detective |
| Production Companies | Butcher's Film Service |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Franklyn | Richard Logan |
| Moira Redmond | Julie Logan |
| Bruno Barnabe | Bruno |
| Leonard Sachs | Clifton Conrad |
| Nigel Green | Jonathan |
| Nanette Newman | Mary |
| Anthony Booth | Ted |
| Jacqueline Jones | Mavis |
| Michael Balfour | Fisher |
| Bruce Beeby | Peter Mayhew |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lance Comfort | Director, Writer |
| Hugh McCutcheon | Novel |
| Basil Emmott | Director of Photography |
| John Trumper | Editor |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
This is quite an engaging story of a man "Logan" (William Franklyn) who comes to on a bombed-out Wapping waste ground with a bloody head. On returning home, he discovers from wife "Julie" (Moira Redmond) that he has been AWOL for three weeks - and he has no idea what happened in the intervening time ... . It soon becomes clear that his mysterious disappearance is connected with his business - he designs and instals safes - and he must try and piece to gather what happened. Neither the writing (it's a bit repetitive) nor Franklyn are great, to be honest, but Nigel Green and Leonard Sachs (with Tony Booth) help chivvy things along now and again. It's pretty obvious why "Logan" was the target, but the perpetrators remain a mystery til quite near the end and as low budget Butcher's efforts go, this is up in their upper echelons with a smidgen of psychology injected into the plot, too. Could have done without Ronnie Hall and his crooning, though....!