Time Lock
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| Directed by | Gerald Thomas |
| Written by | Peter Rogers |
| Based on | Time Lock play by Arthur Hailey |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers |
| Starring | Robert Beatty Lee Patterson Betty McDowall Vincent Winter |
| Cinematography | Peter Hennessy |
| Edited by | John Trumper |
| Distributed by | Distributors Corporation of America (US) |
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Running time | 73 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £30,000[1][2] |
Time Lock is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Gerald Thomas. The film follows the attempt to rescue a six-year-old boy who is accidentally locked in the South York branch of the Crown Canada Bank vault, in Toronto. With less than 10 hours of oxygen remaining in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy. The film features a young, pre-James Bond Sean Connery. The boy is played by Vincent Winter and his parents are played by Lee Patterson and Betty McDowall.
Although set in Canada the film was shot in England.
Cast
[edit]- Robert Beatty as Pete Dawson
- Lee Patterson as Colin Walker
- Betty McDowall as Lucille Walker
- Vincent Winter as the Boy (Steven Walker)
- Robert Ayres as Inspector Andrews
- Alan Gifford as George Foster
- Larry Cross as Reporter
- Sandra Francis as Evelyn Webb
- Gordon Tanner as Dr. Hewitson
- Jack Cunningham as Max Jarvis
- Victor Wood as Howard Zeeder
- Peter Mannering as Dr. Foy
- Roland Brand as Police officer
- Sean Connery as Bill, the Welder
References
[edit]- ^ Spicer, Andrew (5 September 2006). Sydney Box. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719059995.
- ^ Bright, Morris (2000). Mr. Carry On : the life and work of Peter Rogers. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-563-55183-6.
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Categories:
- 1957 films
- 1950s thriller films
- Films set in Canada
- 1950s English-language films
- British black-and-white films
- Films directed by Gerald Thomas
- Films with screenplays by Peter Rogers
- Films produced by Peter Rogers
- Films based on works by Arthur Hailey
- English-language thriller films
- 1950s British film stubs
- Thriller film stubs