Your Turn, Callaghan


Your Turn, Callaghan is a 1955 French thriller film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Tony Wright, Lysiane Rey and Colette Ripert. It is an adaptation of the 1942 novel Sorry You've Been Troubled by British writer Peter Cheyney featuring the private detective Slim Callaghan. It was the first in a series of four films featuring English actor Wright as Callaghan, followed by More Whiskey for Callaghan.
It was released in the US in 1961 and England in 1962 as The Amazing Mr Callaghan, on a double bill with The Prisoners of the Congo.

Synopsis

After a ship sinks with its cargo, an insurance claim is made by the owners. Callaghan is hired by the insurance company to find out whether the accident was genuine or deliberate.

Cast

Tony Wright was a British actor then in Paris. He was given the lead after the original star cast, Charles Chaplin Jnr, pulled out. Wright said he received publicity in Paris saving the life of someone who tried to commit suicide. He visited New York in December 1960 to promote the film's US release.