Appointment with Crime
1946 | 92m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Harlow |
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| Writer: | John Harlow |
| Staring: |
| Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and driver Hatchett, when the robbery they are committing goes wrong. After serving his prison sentence, Leo emerges with an intricate plan for revenge. Leo implicates Loman, as well as his amoral boss, Gregory Lang, for murder -- but Inspector Rogers suspects Leo. | |
| Release Date: | May 13, 1946 |
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| Director: | John Harlow |
| Writer: | John Harlow |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | british noir |
| Production Companies | British National Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 29, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Hartnell | Leo Martin |
| Raymond Lovell | Gus Loman |
| Robert Beatty | Det. Insp. Rogers |
| Herbert Lom | Gregory Lang |
| Joyce Howard | Carol Dane |
| Alan Wheatley | Noel Penn |
| Cyril Smith | Det. Sgt. Charlie Weeks |
| Elsie Wagstaff | Mrs. Wilkins |
| Ian Fleming | Prison governor |
| Wally Patch | Joe Fisher |
| Ian McLean | Det. Mason |
| Harry Lane | Big Mike |
| Frederick Morant | Harry Millerton |
| Ivor Barnard | Jonah Crackle |
| John Rorke | Casson - The Butler |
| Ernest Butcher | John Brown |
| Kenneth Warrington | Winckle |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | Cleaner |
| Albert Chevalier | Spearman - C.I.D. |
| Paul Croft | Dusty |
| Howard Douglas | Mr. Quilp |
| Alfred A. Harris | Doctor |
| James Robertson Justice | Prison Governor |
| Joe Cunningham | Chief Prison Officer |
| Anders Timberg | Jerry Winters |
| H Victor Weske | Hatchett |
| James Knight | Smokey |
| André Belhomme | Larry |
| Iris Hunter-Symon | Cashier |
| Percy Coyte | Hangman |
| Harry Terry | Mick |
| Jimmy Rhodes | Rusty |
| Armand Guinle | Van de Beek |
| Elizabeth London | Peggy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Harlow | Writer, Director |
| Denis Johnson | Assistant Director |
| Gerald Moss | Director of Photography |
| James Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Monica Kimick | Editor |
| C. Wilfred Arnold | Art Direction |
| R. Holmes Paul | Art Direction |
| Doris Cummings | Hairstylist |
| Harry Hayward | Makeup Artist |
| Fred A. Swan | Production Manager |
| Cecil Thornton | Sound Recordist |
| Maude Churchill | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Hans May | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis H. Jackson | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Petty thief "Leo" (William Hartnell) is left high and dry by his cohorts when a robbery goes wrong. Determined on vengeance when he is eventually released from jail, he sets out to settle accounts with "Loman" (Raymond Lovell) and his lackey "Hatchett" (Victor Weske). Prison and rage have hardened t ... his man, and "Loman", for one, underestimates the determination of "Leo". That's an error he soon rues as he is soon not only cleverly implicated in a murder but also put onto the radar of the formidable "Lang" (Herbert Lom) who has a very non-nonsense reputation! Robert Beatty could hardly be called a versatile actor, so actually fits the bill of the rather plodding "Insp. Rogers" rather well. Indeed, for the most part even the usually wooden Hartnell makes a decent fist of this tautly directed budget drama. The story is hardly an original one, but John Harlow does keep it moving well enough and it's a perfectly watchable afternoon feature.