The Golden Link (1954)

Directed by

Charles Saunders

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A policeman neighbor looks into the death of a young woman who fell in an apartment building. His unofficial inquiry points toward his own daughter being involved in a murder plot.

suspensefulinvestigativemethodicalintimatemelancholiclow-keydarkgritty

What happens

The Golden Link is a 1954 British police drama film directed by Charles Saunders, starring André Morell, Patrick Holt, Thea Gregory and Jack Watling. It was produced by Guido Coen under his Kenilworth Film Productions, featuring a screenplay by Allan MacKinnon and soundtrack by Eric Spear. The story concerns the death of a young woman, having fallen to her demise inside an apartment building. A policeman neighbour, Superintendent Blake, conducts an unofficial investigation, which initially seems to implicate his own daughter in a murder plot. Filmed at Riverside Film Studios in London, the picture was one of several second feature thrillers made in partnership by Saunders and Coen. Restricted by a meagre budget and minor distributors in Archway, production of The Golden Link still stood out for its rich cast and cinematography by Harry Waxman. The film was generally well received after its release on 24 August 1954. Contemporary reviews broadly characterised it as an interesting and suspenseful whodunit, in spite of the absence of international cast members. More modern assessments have been equally critical regarding a perceived lack of action, although this too has been matched by recent reviews' approval of the plot, particularly toward its beginning. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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