23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writers:

Philip MacDonald (novel)
Nigel Balchin (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 julio 1956 (West Germany)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Frase comercial:

STEP-BY-STEP...(original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race...

Plot Keywords:

London | Kidnapping | Hearing | Fiancee | Blind Man

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Clever Thriller

Cast

Van Johnson	...	Phillip Hannon
Vera Miles	...	Jean Lennox
Cecil Parker	...	Bob Matthews
Patricia Laffan	...	Miss Alice MacDonald
Maurice Denham	...	Inspector Grovening
Estelle Winwood	...	Barmaid
Liam Redmond	...	Mr. Murch
Isobel Elsom	...	Lady Syrett
Martin Benson	...	Pillings
Natalie Norwick	...	Janet Murch
Terence de Marney	...	Sergeant Luce
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Ashley Cowan	...	Lift operator (uncredited)
Arthur Gomez	...	Mr. De Master (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant	...	Pinball Player (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh	...	Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Charles Keane	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Lucie Lancaster	...	Miss Marston (uncredited)
Howard H. Lang	...	Doorman (uncredited)
Queenie Leonard	...	Miss Schuyler (uncredited)
Robert Raglan	...	Police Inspector (uncredited)
Maggie Rennie	...	Demonstrator (uncredited)
Reginald Sheffield	...	Bespectacled Man (uncredited)
Yorke Sherwood	...	Cabby (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley	...	English Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Stanley	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Michael Trubshawe	...	Shop Customer in Photo. (uncredited)
Ben Wright	...	Hotel Porter (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Henry Hathaway

Créditos del guión
Philip MacDonald		(novel)
Nigel Balchin		(screenplay)

Producida por
Henry Ephron	....	producer

Música original por
Leigh Harline

Fotografía por
Milton R. Krasner		(director of photography) (as Milton Krasner)

Montaje por
James B. Clark

Dirección artística
Maurice Ransford
Lyle R. Wheeler

Decorados
Fay Babcock
Walter M. Scott

Diseño de vestuario por
Travilla

Departamento de maquillaje
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Helen Turpin	....	hair stylist

Ayudante de dirección
Edmond F. Bernoudy	....	assistant director (as Eddie Bernoudy)

Departamento de sonido
Bernard Freericks	....	sound
Harry M. Leonard	....	sound

Efectos especiales
Ray Kellogg	....	special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire	....	executive wardrobe designer (as Charles LeMaire)

Editorial Department
Leonard Doss	....	color consultant

Music Department
Maurice De Packh	....	orchestrator (as Maurice de Packh)
Lionel Newman	....	conductor

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century - Fox)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1956) (USA) (theatrical) (released by)
• Centfox (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Nostalgia Collectibles (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Nostalgia Collectibles (2005) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Bausch & Lomb  CinemaScope lenses by
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  CinemaScope is the registered trademark of (as Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corporation)

También conocida como:

A 23 pasos de Baker Street (Spain) [es]

Duración:

103 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Sonido:

4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (optical prints)

Clasificación:

UK:U | West Germany:16 (uncut version) | West Germany:12 (cut version) | USA:Approved (certificate #17867) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The depicted Portman Square apartment is directly over the Thames. However, Portman Square is actually about 2 miles from the Thames.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)

Clever Thriller

Now I will go to great trouble to avoid entering a spoiler like an earlier commenter. I give this film such a high rating because of the cleverness of toe concept: a blind man overhearing a conversation which indicates a crime is afoot. A tip of toe hat to the commentator who noticed the similarity between this movie and Argento's Cat O' Nine Tails ... a similarity that immediately crossed my mind the first time I saw the Argento flick. Anyway, 23 Paces to Baker Street could easily be an Argento giallo with the clever plot twists, but it lacks the gore most Argento fans want. I enjoyed 23P in 1956 when it was new and I was my voice had not changed. The plot twists and surprises have remained vividly in my memory for 50 years. Oddly I didn't notice a resemblance to Rear Window but I was very young then. I heartily recommend 23P to Baker Street. It's most suspenseful!