Deadly Nightshade
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Directed by	John Gilling
Screenplay by	Lawrence Huntington
Produced by	Robert S. Baker Monty Berman
Starring	Emrys Jones Zena Marshall John Horsely
Cinematography	Monty Berman
Edited by	Sidney Hayers
Music by	John Lanchbery
Production company	Kenilworth Film Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	March 1953 (1953-03) (UK)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Deadly Nightshade is a 1953 British crime drama film directed by John Gilling.^[1][2] It stars Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall and John Horsely. A convict on the run (Emrys Jones) switches identities with a lookalike, only to find himself in even deeper trouble.

Cast

• Emrys Jones as Matthews / Barlow
• Zena Marshall as Ann Farrington
• John Horsely as Inspector Clements
• Joan Hickson as Mrs. Fenton
• Hector Ross as Canning
• Roger Maxwell as Col. Smythe
• Lesley Deane as Mrs. Smythe
• Marne Maitland as Heinz
• Frederick Piper as Mr. Pritchard

Critical reception

TV Guide thought the idea was "done much better in Antonioni's The Passenger (1975)," but found the film, "still occasionally entertaining";^[3] while the Radio Times wrote, "In spite of its penury, this typical 1950s British crime quickie...is curiously engaging...Although director John Gilling throws in a few Cornish coastal views, he's mostly confined to unconvincing sets, though the cheapskate look only adds to the charm."^[4]