''Change Partners'' is a 1965 British crime drama directed by
Robert Lynn and starring
Anthony Dawson,
Zena Walker
Zena Cecilia Walker (7 March 1934 – 24 August 2003) was an English actress in film, theatre and television.
Biography
Walker was born in the Selly Oak district of Birmingham, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Lo ...
and
Kenneth Cope
Kenneth Charles Cope (born 14 April 1931) is an English retired actor and scriptwriter. He is best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', Jed Stone in ''Coronation Street'' and Ray Hilton in '' Brookside ...
. It was made at
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originally as a
Warner-Pathé
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release, prior to being included as a part of the long-running series of
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The E ...
.
[Change Partners (1965) - British Board of Film Classification]
Plot
Ben Arkwright and (Cedric) Ricky Gallen are partners in the firm of Arkwright and Gallen; however, Ricky is having an affair with Ben's wife, Anna.
Anna talks Ricky into killing her alcoholic husband, but things do not go according to plan.
Cast
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Anthony Dawson as Ben Arkwright
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Zena Walker
Zena Cecilia Walker (7 March 1934 – 24 August 2003) was an English actress in film, theatre and television.
Biography
Walker was born in the Selly Oak district of Birmingham, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Lo ...
as Anna Arkwright
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Basil Henson
Basil Henson (31 July 1918 – 19 December 1990) was an English actor.
Henson had a lengthy career on stage and television. His stage performances included a number of parts in Shakespeare productions, including ''The Merchant of Venice'' oppos ...
as (Cedric) Ricky Gallen
*
Kenneth Cope
Kenneth Charles Cope (born 14 April 1931) is an English retired actor and scriptwriter. He is best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', Jed Stone in ''Coronation Street'' and Ray Hilton in '' Brookside ...
as Joe Trent
*
Jane Barrett
Jane Barrett (1922 – 1969) was an English actress. She worked extensively in radio, theatre and television. After ''The Captive Heart'' she signed a six-year contract with the Rank Organisation.
Select credits
*'' The Captive Heart'' (1946)
*'' ...
as Betty Gallen
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Pamela Ann Davy as Jean
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Peter Bathurst as McIvor
*Graham Ashley as Police Constable
*Josephine Pritchard as Sally Morrison
*James Watts as Waiter
*Vivien Lloyd as Secretary
References
External links
Film pageat BFI
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1965 films
British crime drama films
1965 crime drama films
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
British black-and-white films
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
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