House of Secrets
UK theatrical poster
Directed by	Guy Green
Written by	Robert Buckner Bryan Forbes
Based on	novel Storm Over Paris by Sterling Noel
Produced by	Vivian Cox Julian Wintle
Starring	Michael Craig Anton Diffring Gérard Oury
Cinematography	Harry Waxman
Edited by	Sidney Hayers
Music by	Hubert Clifford
Production company	Rank Films
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release date	23 October 1956 (UK)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

House of Secretsis a 1956 British crime thriller film directed by Guy Green and starring Michael Craig, Anton Diffring and Gérard Oury.^[1] It was filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London and on location in Paris and Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky while the costumes were by Julie Harris.

Cast

• Michael Craig as Larry Ellis / Steve Chancellor
• Anton Diffring as Anton Lauderbach
• Gérard Oury as Julius Pindar
• Brenda De Banzie as Madame Isabella Ballu
• Geoffrey Keen as Colonel Burleigh, CIA
• David Kossoff as Henryk van de Heide, CIA
• Barbara Bates as Judy Anderson
• Alan Tilvern as Brandelli
• Julia Arnall as Diane Gilbert
• Gordon Tanner as Curtice
• Eugene Deckers as Vidal
• Eric Pohlmann as Gratz
• Jean Driant as Gratz's assistant (uncredited)^[2]
• Carl Jaffe as Walter Dorffman

Plot

The film, based on the novel Storm Over Paris by Sterling Noel, follows a man who is sent undercover to infiltrate an international crime organization planning to inundate the UK with huge amounts of near perfect forged UK Bank Notes to damage the UK Economy. In this very well-made Glossy Colourful British Film Michael Craig (Larry Ellis) is similar to an early James Bond character. The only thing which might spoil it for some viewers is the slightly abrupt ending. Beautifully photographed entirely in Paris, France.

Production

Michael Craig called his part "a sort of forerunner to the James Bond type of movie" which "in spite of all our best efforts it ended up being fairly boring." He was paid £30 a week.^[3] The film was shot on location in France.^[4]