Chain of Events

Chain of Events
Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Produced by	Peter Rogers
Written by	Patrick Brawn Leo McKern
Starring	Susan Shaw Dermot Walsh Jack Watling
Production company	Beaconsfield Productions
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release dates	September 1958
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Chain of Events is a 1958 British crime film directed by Gerald Thomas from a radio play by Leo McKern. It starred Susan Shaw, Dermot Walsh, Jack Watling, Freddie Mills and Joan Hickson.^[1]

Plot

A bank clerk tells a white lie to avoid paying his bus fare, and sets in motion a series of catastrophic events involving blackmail and death.^[2]

Cast

• Susan Shaw - Jill
• Dermot Walsh - Quinn
• Jack Watling - Freddie
• Alan Gifford - Lord Fenchurch
• Harold Lang - Jimmy Boy
• Lisa Gastoni - Simone
• Kenneth Griffith - Clarke
• Ballard Berkeley - Stockman
• Frank Forsythe - Johnson
• Cyril Chamberlain - Bus Conductor
• Freddie Mills - Tiny
• Martin Boddey - Bus Inspector
• Anthony Sagar - The Drunk
• Myrtle Reed - Mrs Clarke
• Martin Wyldeck - Becket
• James Raglan - Magistrate
• Joan Hickson - Barmaid

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "from a radio play written by talented British actor Leo McKern, but that's not sufficient reason to sit through it" ;^[3] whereas Cinemaretro wrote, "very much a B movie feature, the film stands firmly, and really works exceptionally well on its own merits." ^[4]

References

External links

• Chain of Events at the Internet Movie Database