Crossroads to Crime (1960)
November 1, 1960Release Date
Crossroads to Crime (1960)
November 1, 1960Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Anthony Oliver
Don Ross
David Graham
Johnny
George Murcell
Diamond
Victor Maddern
Len
Miriam Karlin
Connie Williams
Terence Brook
Harry
Patricia Heneghan
Joan Ross
Ferdy Mayne
Miles
Geoffrey Denton
Butler
Arthur Rigby
Sergeant Pearson
Harry Towb
Paddy
J. Mark Roberts
Phillips
Donald Tandy
Basher
Barry Gray
Composer
Bill Sawyer
Lorry Driver
Peter Diamond
Escort
David Sale
Youth
Terry Bale
Youth
Gerry Anderson
Director / Producer
John Kelly
Sound Editor
Barry Gray
Original Music Composer
Alun Falconer
Screenplay
John Read
Director of Photography
David Elliott
Editor
Details.
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Wiki.
Crossroads to Crime is a 1960 British crime film produced and directed by Gerry Anderson and distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated (AA). Starring Anthony Oliver, George Murcell, Miriam Karlin, David Graham and Ferdy Mayne, Crossroads to Crime is about a police constable who works undercover to bring down a gang of lorry hi-jackers. Made as a B movie by Anderson's production company AP Films (APF), which made children's puppet television series, it was APF's first film production as well as its first production with live actors. It was also the only film that Anderson directed.
Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy of AA hired Anderson to make the film while he was struggling to find a distributor for Supercar and came to them seeking work. Made on a low budget of £16,250, the one-hour film was shot mostly on location between May and June 1960. Several of the cast and crew had been involved in earlier APF productions and would continue their association with Anderson; they included actor David Graham and the film's composer Barry Gray. APF's three co-directors – John Read, Reg Hill and Sylvia Thamm – served as cinematographer, art director and script supervisor.
Released in late 1960, Crossroads to Crime was a commercial failure and the critical response has been largely negative. Although the film was described by one commentator as a competent "cops and robbers" thriller, criticism has been directed at its script, editing, set design and low production values. The film has been broadcast more than once on British TV since the end of its brief theatrical run. It was released on DVD in 2013.