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Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962)

1h 5m

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Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962)

Name: Lamp in Assassin Mews
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1962-01-01

1h 5m

Running Time

Plot.

To beautify his street and trim city spending, stuffy councilman Jack (Francis Matthews) pushes to have the last gas lamp in town removed. But this angers his neighbors Albert (Ian Fleming) and Victoria (Amy Dalby), an inconspicuous pair of serial killers who choose Jack as their next victim. This dark comedy also stars Lisa Daniely as Mary, a local advocate who fights tooth and nail against Jack's modernization efforts.

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Cast & Crew.

Francis Matthews

Jack

Lisa Daniely

Mary Clarke

Ian Fleming

Albert Potts

Amy Dalby

Victoria Potts

Godfrey Grayson

Director

Ann Sears

Ruth

Anne Lawson

Ella

Derek Tansley

Jarvis

Ann Lancaster

Mrs. Dowling

Colin Tapley

Inspector

Mark Grantham

Writer

Brian Taylor

Producer

Lionel Banes

Cinematographer

John Dunsford

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1962

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 5m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2023-11-12

Wiki.

The Lamp in Assassin Mews is a 1962 British comedy crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Francis Matthews, Lisa Daniely and Ian Fleming. The film's plot concerns a local council's plans to gentrify an area, which are disrupted by a series of murders. It is also known by the alternative title of Durrant Affair.