The Gilded Cage

1955

1h 17m

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5.2/10

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Steve and Harry become involved in an art theft. Harry is framed by the crooks, and arrested by the police. Steve has to prove his brother's innocence.

Directors

John Gilling

Writers

Paul Erickson(story by)

Brock Williams(screenplay by)

Stars

Alex Nicol

Veronica Hurst

Clifford Evans

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Top cast

Steve Anderson

Marcia Farrell

Ken Aimes

Brenda Lucas

Bruno Lucas

Harding

Harry Anderson

Charles Liddell

Inspector Brace

Sumarko

Sergeant Miller

Dancer

Directors

John Gilling

Writers

Paul Erickson(story by)

Brock Williams(screenplay by)

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Quite an unremarkable crime caper that sees the theft of a valuable portrait - quite a smudged one at that - of an un-named woman. Poor old "Harry" (Michael Alexander) is front and centre on the suspects list, but luckily his beefcake brother "Steve" (Alex Nicol) arrives from the US just in time to look into these shenanigans. Any art historian would have conniptions at the manner in which this supposedly priceless work of art is handled - especially at the end when the cunning deception is cleverly exposed. What budget there was went on Nicol's air fare - the rest of the thing is seriously basic with pretty banal dialogue and though the principle of the conclusion is quite quirky, the execution is a bit shoddy. By no means the worst film ever made by John Gilling, but it's twenty minutes too long and the love interest from a very matronly looking Veronica Hurst ("Marcia") just clutters up the pace.

Geronimo196714 Nov, 2022