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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Run A Crooked Mile (1969)

A school teacher (Louis Jourdan) in London stumbles across a mysterious clandestine group and witnesses a murder. When he attempts to report this to the police, no evidence can be found to substantiate his story. He is knocked unconscious while investigating the matter and when he regains consciousness, he finds that two years have passed, he has a wife (Mary Tyler Moore), he lives in Switzerland and he's a wealthy playboy! Directed by Gene Levitt, this is an enjoyable thriller in the Hitchcock mold, NORTH BY NORTHWEST comes to mind. It's nowhere near as good or clever as Hitchcock's best but it's surprisingly agreeable. There are some minor loopholes along the way but it in no way takes away from the overall fun. The director of cinematography Arthur Grant (QUATERMASS AND THE PIT) makes good use of the English and Swiss locations. With Wilfrid Hyde White, Alexander Knox, Stanley Holloway, Laurence Naismith and Jean Anderson.

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