Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North
Release: 1951-12-18
·Runtime: 93m
·★ 6.0
Drama
When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
London Films Productions
Cast
Freda Jackson
as Ma Smith
Ronald Adam
as Coroner
John Stuart
as Wilson
Raymond Francis
as Clerk of the Court
Eileen Moore
as Liz Denning
Herbert Lom
as Mados
Russell Waters
as Harry Stoper
John Mills
as Tom Denning
Raymond Huntley
as Wright
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Woods
Hugh Morton
as Inspector Snell
Sam Kydd
as (uncredited)
Harry Terry
as Gypsy (uncredited)
Peter Sallis
as Man (uncredited)
Phyllis Calvert
as Kay Denning
Sam Wanamaker
as Chick Eddowes
Michael Shepley
as Chairman of Court
Ambrosine Phillpotts
as Miss Blade
Bernard Lee
as Inspector Dodds