Cloudburst (1951)
- Directed by
- Francis Searle
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wartime cryptographer seeks revenge after his wife is killed by hit-and-run drivers. He uses his skills to track them down, but his plan goes wrong.
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What happens
Cloudburst is a 1951 British second feature ('B') crime drama film directed by Francis Searle, starring Robert Preston, Elizabeth Sellars, Harold Lang, Colin Tapley and Sheila Burrell. It was written by Searle and Leo Marks based on a story of the same name by Marks, a wartime cryptographer for the Special Operations Executive. It was produced by Hammer Films. Assistant director was Jimmy Sangster, Casting was handled by Michael Carreras, and Makeup was by Phil Leakey. Production ran from Jan. 8, 1951 through Feb. 15, 1951, it was trade shown on June 21, 1951 and released to the ABC circuit in January of 1952. The film's release was held up due to censorship problems regarding Robert Preston's suicide scene in the original screenplay, which had to be re-shot for both the British and American prints. Co-producer Alexander Paal was hired for his ability to obtain American stars for future Hammer productions that would boost their box office attractiveness. Cloudburst featured their first American star, Robert Preston, and was also the first film Hammer produced at their Bray studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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