High Treason
1951 | 93m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Roy Boulting |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Roy Boulting, Frank Harvey |
| Staring: |
| Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 13, 1951 |
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| Director: | Roy Boulting |
| Writer: | Roy Boulting, Frank Harvey |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | great britain, communist saboteurs |
| Production Companies | Paul Soskin Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Liam Redmond | Cmdr. Robert Brennan |
| André Morell | Supt. Folland |
| Kenneth Griffith | Jimmy Ellis |
| Anthony Bushell | Maj. Elliott |
| Mary Morris | Anna Braun |
| Joan Hickson | Mrs. Ellis |
| Anthony Nicholls | Grant Mansfield |
| Geoffrey Keen | Morgan Williams |
| John Bailey | Stringer |
| Patric Doonan | George Ellis |
| Dora Bryan | Mrs. Bowers |
| Stuart Lindsell | Commissioner |
| John Harvey | Scotland Yard Man |
| Charles Lloyd Pack | Percy Ward |
| Laurence Naismith | Reginald Gordon-Wells |
| Jack McNaughton | Benson - Scotland Yard man |
| Julian Amyes | Slater |
| Alfie Bass | Albert Brewer (uncredited) |
| Hélène Burls | Mrs Skinner (uncredited) |
| Basil Cunard | Pier Superintendant (uncredited) |
| Harry Fowler | Street photographer (uncredited) |
| Everley Gregg | Mrs Finch-Harvey - Music Club member (uncredited) |
| George Hilsdon | Detective (uncredited) |
| Glyn Houston | Railway shunter (uncredited) |
| Douglas Ives | Mr Mathews - Union Rep (uncredited) |
| Moultrie Kelsall | Ship's Captain (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd | Sam - Printer (uncredited) |
| Victor Maddern | Anarchist (uncredited) |
| Julien Mitchell | Mr Philips - Union Rep (uncredited) |
| Julian Somers | Scottish Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Marianne Stone | Alfie's Mother (uncredited) |
| John Warwick | Inspector Hewitt (uncredited) |
| Lockwood West | Home Secretary (uncredited) |
| Bruce Seton | (uncredited) |
| Richard Shaw | Man Dining in Cafe (uncredited) |
| Howard Lang | Policeman Discovering Jimmy's Body (uncredited) |
| Pauline Winter | Miss Laurie - Music Club member (uncredited) |
| Jean Anderson | Woman in street (uncredited) |
| Hyma Beckley | Music Club member (uncredited) |
| John Boxer | Ship's radio operator (uncredited) |
| Cyril Conway | Anarchist (uncredited) |
| Philip Dale | Man serving in cafe (uncredited) |
| Andrew Donally | Printer's assistant (uncredited) |
| Victor Harrington | Police clerk (uncredited) |
| Stephen Jack | Police Inspector (uncredited) |
| Barry Johns | Student exiting Tutorial College (uncredited) |
| Peter Jones | Announcer at Music Club (uncredited) |
| Howard Lang | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Frank Ling | Telephone engineer (uncredited) |
| Harry Locke | Andy - Telephone engineer (uncredited) |
| Richard Massingham | Music Society member (uncredited) |
| Dandy Nichols | Woman scrubbing porch step (uncredited) |
| Tony Quinn | Chemistry lecturer (uncredited) |
| Bill Rayment | Power station worker (uncredited) |
| Charles Rolfe | Policeman at Records Office (uncredited) |
| Reg Thomason | Student exiting Tutorial College (uncredited) |
| Joe Wadham | Power station worker (uncredited) |
| Michael Ward | Music Club member (uncredited) |
| John Warren | Barman (uncredited) |
| Ian Wilson | Glass collector (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roy Boulting | Screenplay, Director |
| Max Benedict | Editor |
| Alex Vetchinsky | Set Decoration |
| Ray Sturgess | Camera Operator |
| Biddy Chrystal | Hairstylist |
| W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Frank Harvey | Screenplay |
| John Addison | Music |
| Gilbert Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Soskin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Trending Position
Britain has been suffering from a spate of damaging sabotage attacks and it falls to a trio of skilful men - "Brennan" (Liam Redmond), "Folland" (André Morell) and "Elliott" (Anthony Bushell) to combine police, military and intelligence resources and find out just who is behind these highly co-ordin ... ated incidents. Roy Boulting uses these three accomplished actors alongside some other British household names - Joan Hickson, Dora Bryan, Laurence Naismith, a strong contribution from Mary Morris ("Braun") and a peculiar, but effective, role for the normally arch-Brit Geoffrey Keen ("Williams") as well as quite a taut script and pace, to build this well into a tale of treachery and conspiracy that reaches the upper echelons of the political establishment. The ending is good, if a bit rushed, and Redmond and Morell deliver strongly, keeping the intrigue going, managing their frustrations and keeping the story interesting right til the end - with nobody knowing just whom they can trust. Not seen so often nowadays, but if you like the genre then this is certainly at the better end of these post-war fifth columnist dramas.