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The Fur Collar

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The Fur Collar
Directed byLawrence Huntington
Written byLawrence Huntington
Produced byLawrence Huntington
StarringJohn Bentley
Martin Benson
Philip Friend
CinematographyS.D. Onions
Edited byPeter Weatherley
Music byJohn Fox
Production
company
Albatross
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • December 1962 (1962-12) (UK)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Fur Collar is a 1962 British second feature[1] thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Bentley, Martin Benson and Philip Friend.[2]

Plot

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A man wearing a fur-collared coat is shot on his arrival in Paris. A British journalist is convinced that he was intended victim, as he also wears a fur-collar, and has made dangerous enemies by an exposé.

Cast

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Critical reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A soporific thriller which wearily plods its way to a conventional unconvincing 'surprise' finish. The acting is as half-hearted as the story."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "The Fur Collar". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "The Fur Collar". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348): 85. 1 January 1963 – via ProQuest.
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