Clue of the Silver Key

Clue of the Silver Key is a 1961 British second feature ('B')^[1] crime film directed by Gerard Glaister and starring Bernard Lee, Lyndon Brook and Finlay Currie.^[2] The screenplay was by Philip Mackie based on the 1930 Edgar Wallace novel of the same title.^[3] It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.

Clue of the Silver Key
Directed by	Gerard Glaister
Written by	Philip Mackie
Based on	The Clue of the Silver Key by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Jack Greenwood Jim O'Connolly
Starring	Bernard Lee Lyndon Brook Finlay Currie
Cinematography	Bert Mason
Edited by	Derek Holding
Music by	Bernard Ebbinghouse
Production company	Merton Park Studios
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated
Release date	1961 (1961)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• Bernard Lee as Superintendent Meredith
• Lyndon Brook as Gerry Domford
• Finlay Currie as Harvey Lane
• Jennifer Daniel as Mary Lane
• Patrick Cargill as Binny
• Derrick Sherwin as Quigley
• Anthony Sharp as Mike Hennessey
• Stanley Morgan as Sergeant Anson
• Sam Kydd as Tickler
• Harold Scott as Crow
• John Kidd as Mr. Hardwick
• Robert Sansom as police doctor
• Patricia Haines as policewoman
• Eve Eden as secretary
• Clifford Earl as detective

Production

The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Smooth staging, a straightforward whodunit plot line, a touch of humour and a strong cast headed by Bernard Lee's painstaking police investigator make this one of the better Edgar Wallace thrillers."^[4]