Find the Lady (1956 film)

Find the Lady is a 1956 British comedy thriller 'B'^[2] film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Donald Houston, Beverley Brooks and Mervyn Johns.^[3]

Find the Lady
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Directed by	Charles Saunders
Screenplay by	Kenneth Hayles
Story by	Paul Erickson Dermot Palmer
Produced by	John Temple-Smith
Starring	Donald Houston Mervyn Johns Beverly Brooks
Cinematography	Brendan J. Stafford
Edited by	Richard Sidwell
Music by	Ray Terry Philip Martell (musical director)
Production companies	Major Productions Act Productions
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	October 1956 (1956-10) (UK)
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£12,000[1]

Plot

During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her godmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.

Cast

• Donald Houston as Bill
• Beverley Brooks as June Weston
• Mervyn Johns as Hurst
• Kay Callard as Rita
• Maurice Kaufmann as Nicky
• Edwin Richfield as Max
• Moray Watson as Jimmy
• Ferdy Mayne as Tony Del Roma
• Anne Heywood as receptionist
• Nigel Green as photographer
• Enid Lorimer as Miss Rees (uncredited)

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Intended presumably as a comedy thriller, Find the Lady lacks wit and is only intermittently exciting. It is difficult to decide from Beverly Brooks' performance whether the heroine is meant to be as empty-headed as she appears. Of the supporting cast, only Maurice Kaufman and Edwin Richfield manage to bring any conviction to their parts."^[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Neatly plotted comedy-thriller taher short on genuine humour."^[5]