Shoot First (1953)
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Synopsis of Shoot First
Scripted by Eric Ambler from a novel by Geoffrey Household, the British Rough Shoot top-bills Hollywood stars Joel McCrea and Evelyn Keyes. McCrea plays Taine, an American colonel stationed in England. When he spots what appears to be a prowler, Taine tries to scare the fellow away with a round of buckshot. The prowler immediately falls to the ground -- dead. Assuming that he's responsible, Taine hides the body, an act that sparks a chain reaction of sinister events, resulting in the colonel's involvement in an Iron-Curtain spy ring and an exciting finale at Madame Tussaud's wax museum. Evelyn Keyes' role as Colonel Taine's wife is overshadowed by the scene-stealing performances of supporting actors Herbert Lom and Marius Goring. Rough Shoot was originally released in Great Britain as Shoot First. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Shoot First
- Joel McCrea - Col. Bob Taine
- Herbert Lom - Peter Sandorski
- Marius Goring - Hiart
- Karel Stepanek - Diss
- Patricia Laffan - Magda Hassingham
- Laurence Naismith - Blossom
- Clement McCallin - Inspector Sullivan
- Arnold Bell - Sgt. Baines
- Ellis Irving - P.C. Wharton
- Evelyn Keyes - Cecily Paine
- Roland Culver - Randall
- Frank Lawton - Richard Hassingham
- David Hurst - Lex
- Megs Jenkins - Mrs. Powell
- Cyril Raymond - Col. Cartwright
- Jack McNaughton - Inspector Matthews
- Joan Hickson - Station Announcer
- Robert Dickens - Tommy
- Director(s):
- Robert Parrish
- Writer(s):
- Geoffrey Household, Eric Ambler
- Producer(s):
- Raymond Stross
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