Man Accused

Man Accused is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Mongomery Tully and starring Ronald Howard and Carol Marsh.[1]

Man Accused
Lobby poster
Directed byMontgomery Tully
Story byMark Grantham
Produced by
StarringRonald Howard
Carol Marsh
Edited byLee Doig
Production
company
Danziger Productions Ltd
Release date
6 November 1959
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Bob Jensen becomes engaged to Kathy, a baronet's daughter, but finds himself framed for murder and consequently imprisoned. He manages to break out of jail, and begins a search for the real killers.

Cast

Critical reception

In a contemporary review The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Variably acted and tamely presented, this conventional frame-up tale relies chiefly on the story line to hold the attention. In its un-exacting fashion it does so until a ludicrous escape scene destroys all interest in the outcome."[2]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as “poor” and wrote: "Careless presentation and a tired format that’s played out.''[3]

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film "mildly twisty", commenting that Carol Marsh was "a more distinctively distraught heroine than most".[4]

TV Guide wrote: "this poorly-made work follows every convention of its hackneyed wronged-man plot and ultimately offers nothing at all."[5]

References
  1. "Man Accused". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. "Man Accused". Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 159. 1 January 1959.
  3. Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 343. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
  4. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  5. "Man Accused". TVGuide.com.


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