The Hypnotist
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Directed byMontgomery Tully
Written byMontgomery Tully
Based ona play by Falkland Cary
Produced byAlec C. Snowden
Starring
CinematographyPhil Grindrod
Edited byGeoffrey Muller
Music byTrevor Duncan
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
29 July 1957 (UK)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Hypnotist (U.S. title Scotland Yard Dragnet) is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Paul Carpenter, Patricia Roc and Roland Culver.[1] It is based on a play by Falkland Cary. A hypnotist has grown sick of his wife and attempts to convince one of his patients to murder her.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The narrative of this murder mystery is so hung about with rambling and unconnected sub-plots as to become hopelessly confused. A most inept performance by Paul Carpenter only adds to the muddle; but there is some good playing by Kay Callard and Ellen Pollock."[2]

The Radio Times wrote "Irish-born director Montgomery Tully was one of the key figures in the British B-movie industry during the 1950s and 1960s. This is one of his better efforts, as psychiatrist Roland Culver attempts to frame disturbed test pilot Paul Carpenter for the murder of his wife. Culver does a nice line in evil manipulation and Patricia Roc is typically spirited as the girlfriend standing by her man."[3]

TV Guide wrote: "the film drags on and on, going nowhere and taking too long to get there."[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Hypnotist". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The Hypnotist". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 24 (276): 102. 1 January 1957 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ "The Hypnotist | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Scotland Yard Dragnet Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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Films directed by Montgomery Tully
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