The Gentle Terror
The Gentle Terror is a 1961 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Terence Alexander and Angela Douglas. It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by The Danzigers.
Plot
A mild mannered bookkeeping clerk is accused of embezzlement. To clear his name he must catch the true culprit.Cast
- Terence Alexander as David
- Angela Douglas as Nancy
- Jill Hyem as Daphne
- Laidman Browne as Byrne
- Malcolm Webster as Ian
- Patrick McAlinney as Sam
- Victor Spinetti as Joe
- Peter Swanwick as 1st auditor
- Howard Greene as 2nd auditor
- Rosemary Rothery as Miss Durant
- John Hatton as Frank
- Paul Craig as Lou
- Fredric Abbott as barman
- Jack Melford as Inspector Miles
- Michael Beint as Det. Sgt. Harris
- George Mikell as Turk
- Michael Darbyshire as ticket clerk
- Totti Truman Taylor as Mrs. Connor
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The story contains the bare bones of a promising farce, but feeble treatment, naive dialogue and weak acting result in a laboured and ineffective comedy, well below par by any standards."Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called it a "feeble comedy-mystery."