The Sinister Man

The Sinister Man

Directed by	Clive Donner
Produced by	Jack Greenwood
Written by	Robert Stewart Edgar Wallace (novel)
Starring	Patrick Allen Gerald Anderson Edward Atienza John Bentley
Music by	Charles Blackwell
Cinematography	Bert Mason
Edited by	Derek Holding
Release dates	1961
Running time	61 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Sinister Man is a 1961 British drama film directed by Clive Donner and starring Patrick Allen, Gerald Anderson and Edward Atienza.^[1] It was one of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 1960s.^[2]

Plot

The body of an Oxford professor is found floating in the river Thames. He had previously been studying an archeological artefact known as the Kytang Wafers, and this is now missing. Scotland Yard investigates.

Cast

Patrick Allen as Dr. Nelson Pollard
Gerald Anderson as Major Paul Amery
Edward Atienza as Clerk
John Bentley as Superintendent Wills
Wilfrid Brambell as Lock keeper
Yvonne Buckingham as Miss Russell
Michael Deacon as Angus
Jacqueline Ellis as Elsa Marlowe
Keith Faulkner as Lock keeper's assistant
William Gaunt as Mitch Hallam
John Glyn-Jones as Dr. Maurice Tarn
Peter Hager as Warden
John Horsley as Pathologist
Burt Kwouk as Captain Feng
Arnold Lee as Soyok
Robert Lee as Nam Lee
Brian McDermott as Detective Sergeant Stillman
Don McKillop as Reporter

Critical reception

MemorableTV.com described the film as "definitely one of the great Edgar Wallace entries with a fab cast that includes a pre-Steptoe Wilfred Brambell, Patrick Allen, William Gaunt and Burt Kwouk. John Bentley who took the lead as Superintendent Willis was a popular actor in the late fifties and early sixties but is all but forgotten these days." ^[3]

References

External links

The Sinister Man at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Clive Donner

The Secret Place (1957)
Heart of a Child (1958)
The Sinister Man (1961)
Some People (1962)
The Caretaker (1963)
Nothing But the Best (1964)
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
Luv (1967)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967)
Alfred the Great (1969)
Vampira (1974)
Rogue Male (1976)
Spectre (1977)
The Three Hostages (1977)
The Thief of Baghdad (1978)
The Nude Bomb (1980)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Oliver Twist (1982)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
To Catch a King (1984)
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Merlin and the Sword (1985)
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
Babes in Toyland (1986)
Stealing Heaven (1988)
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval (miniseries, 1993)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Trygon Factor (1966) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

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