Underplayed Gems

Your Turn, Callaghan (1955)

Your Turn, Callaghan poster
Original title
À toi de jouer... Callaghan !!!
Directed by
Willy Rozier
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A private detective takes on a case that gets him tangled up with dangerous people. He navigates a web of lies and secrets in 1950s France.

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What happens

Your Turn, Callaghan (French: À toi de jouer... 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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