The Switch
1963 | 69m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Peter Maxwell |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Colin Fraser, Philip Ridgeway |
| Staring: |
| A wristwatch-smuggling gang bring watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. Poor Zena Marshall knows too much, so the gangs abducts her. Stalwart customs official Anthony Steel struggles manfully to rescue the girl. | |
| Release Date: | May 01, 1963 |
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| Director: | Peter Maxwell |
| Writer: | Colin Fraser, Philip Ridgeway |
| Genres: | Crime |
| Keywords | smuggling (contraband) |
| Production Companies | |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anthony Steel | Bill Craddock |
| Zena Marshall | Caroline Markham |
| Conrad Phillips | John Curry |
| Dermot Walsh | Inspector Tomlinson |
| Susan Shaw | Search Officer |
| Dawn Beret | Janice Lampton |
| Arnold Diamond | Jean Lecraze |
| Jerry Desmonde | Customs Chief |
| Gordon Boyd | Jack knighton |
| Arthur Lovegrove | Harry lewis |
| Keith Smith | Sergeant Waters |
| Raymond Smith | Mandreos |
| Anthony Parker | Police inspector |
| Desmond Cullum-Jones | Merrall |
| Tom Bowman | Polovski |
| Ken Goodlet | Read |
| Frank Wilson Taylor | Charlie |
| Yvonne Marsh | Nurse |
| Marianne Ridgeway | Ray's secretary |
| Rose Alba | Bills secretary |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Colin Fraser | Screenplay |
| Peter Maxwell | Director |
| Philip Ridgeway | Writer |
| Stephen Dade | Director of Photography |
| Duncan Sutherland | Art Direction |
| Tom Simpson | Editor |
| Lana Stephens | Production Manager |
| Anthony Waye | Assistant Director |
| James Bawden | Camera Operator |
| Gladys Goldsmith | Continuity |
| George Blackler | Makeup Artist |
| Stella Rivers | Hairdresser |
| Peter T. Davies | Sound Recordist |
| C. Le Mesurier | Sound Recordist |
| Eric Spear | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lance Comfort | Executive Producer |
| Philip Ridgeway | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Nope, there's nothing at all original with this short-ish feature, but it's still just about worth watching. You see, freelance model "Carolyn" (Zena Marshall) has gone and got herself mixed up with some luxury watch smugglers and they have had to put her under lock and key when their shipment goes ... missing and she's thought to be the culprit! Perplexed that she hasn't been in touch, her beau "John" (Conrad Phillips) manages to enlist the help of customs inspector "Craddock" (Anthony Steel) and policeman "Tomlinson" (Dermot Walsh) - and soon they are hot on the trail of the gang. The plot itself is all pretty procedural - as is the acting and writing, but hats off to Peter Butterworth for a fun cameo as a fashion photographer and to Jimmy Handley for brightening things up too - for a frame or two - as our story bubbles along for just over an hour of vintage cars and pretty scenery without the merest hint of menace or jeopardy.