Feb 18, 2023
Man on the Run (1949)
"Don't touch it! Leave that for the police. Ain't you ever heard of such things as fingerprints?"
"Hark at him! Who's been filling you up with that stuff?"
"A gentleman by the name of Dick Barton."
#man on the run#1949#british cinema#crime film#lawrence huntington#derek farr#joan hopkins#edward chapman#laurence harvey#john stuart#edward underdown#john bailey#kenneth more#leslie perrins#martin miller#eleanor summerfield#lawrence ray#lalage lewis#howard marion crawford#cameron hall#howard douglas#anthony nicholls#fun! postwar thriller that's less concerned with the man on the run than it is in wrestling with the issue of wartime deserters (still a#very topical issue in 49). the film is surprisingly sympathetic around the issue (and subtly critical of the police) and whilst it#ultimately supports the status quo (perhaps inevitably‚ considering film censorship in 40s britain) it's still heartening that#the film makes it clear the issue isn't black and white (and most importantly‚ not even a moral issue). Farr and Hopkins make for a cute#couple at the centre of events (and more familiar with his work than hers‚ although despite being a leading man in his era he doesn't seem#to have been remembered like some of his contemporaries). there's a slew of soon to be famousish faces to spot as well‚ including early#roles for Ken More‚ Laurence Harvey‚ and familiar tv faces like Edward Underdown and H. Marion Crawford#fun crime melodrama with stirring romantic subplottery‚ and well worth checking out if it floats across tptv
