Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)
Mr. Denning (John Mills) is bedeviled by a blackmailer with whom his daughter Liz (Eileen Moore) has fallen in love. In a sudden fit of rage, Denning murders the scoundrel. Panicking, he drives northward with the corpse in the back seat, dumps the body in a lonely rural area, and carefully eliminates all traces of his involvement in the crime. To deflect the authorities, Denning places a highly distinctive ring on the body's finger, so that the dead man will be misidentified. A perfect crime? Well, it seems that Denning's new prospective son-in-law (Sam Wanamaker) is an American attorney with a very inquiring mind. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Kimmins
Synopsis of Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning (John Mills) is bedeviled by a blackmailer with whom his daughter Liz (Eileen Moore) has fallen in love. In a sudden fit of rage, Denning murders the scoundrel. Panicking, he drives northward with the corpse in the back seat, dumps the body in a lonely rural area, and carefully eliminates all traces of his involvement in the crime. To deflect the authorities, Denning places a highly distinctive ring on the body's finger, so that the dead man will be misidentified. A perfect crime? Well, it seems that Denning's new prospective son-in-law (Sam Wanamaker) is an American attorney with a very inquiring mind. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Mr. Denning Drives North
- John Mills - Tom Denning
- Eileen Moore - Liz Denning
- Herbert Lom - Mados
- Russell Waters - Harry Stopes
- Trader Faulkner - Ted Smith
- Bernard Lee - Inspector Dodds
- David Davies - Chauffeur
- John Stuart - Wilson
- Herbert C. Walton - Yardley
- John Warren - Mr. Ash
- Hugh Morton - Inspector Shell
- Edward Evans - Policeman
- Phyllis Calvert - Kay Denning
- Sam Wanamaker - Chick Eddowes
- Raymond Huntley - Wright
- Freda Jackson - Ma Smith
- Sheila Shand Gibbs - Matilda
- Ronald Adam - Coroner
- Ambrosine Phillpotts - Mrs. Blades
- Raymond Francis - Clerk of the Court
- John Stevens - Policeman
- Michael Shepley - Chairman
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Woods
- Lynn Evans - Mr. Fisher
- Director(s):
- Anthony Kimmins
- Writer(s):
- Alec Coppel
- Producer(s):
- Anthony Kimmins
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