''Gaolbreak'' is a 1962 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Peter Reynolds,

Avice Landone Avice Landone (1 September 191012 June 1976) was an English actress who appeared in British television and film. She was born in Quetta, British India, and made her screen debut in the 1948 film '' My Brother Jonathon''. From 1961 she co-starre ...

and

Carol White Carole Joan White (1 April 1943 – 16 September 1991) was an English actress. She achieved a public profile with her performances in the television play ''Cathy Come Home'' (1966) and the films ''Poor Cow'' (1967) and '' I'll Never Forg ...

Plot

A family of thieves plan a jewellery store robbery. One of them is the safecracking expert, and when he is arrested and jailed, they spring him from prison so he can take part in the job.

Production

The film was made by

Butcher's Film Service Butcher's Film Service was a British film production and distribution company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slu ...

, which specialised in producing low-budget supporting films. It was shot at

Twickenham Studios Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph ...

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, and on location. A collection of then-and-now location stills and corresponding contemporary photographs is hosted at reelstreets.com. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Duncan Sutherland Duncan Sutherland (1 August 1905 – 1967) was a Scottish-born art director, based in England where he designed the sets for over eighty films and television series between the early 1930s and mid-1960s. Sutherland spent much of the 1940s employ ...

Cast

* Peter Reynolds as Eddie Wallis *

as Mrs. Wallis *

David Kernan David Stanley Kernan (born 23 June 1938) is an English actor and singer, best known as an interpreter of the songs of Stephen Sondheim. He has appeared in stage musicals and was a soloist in British TV variety shows of the 1960s and 1970s incl ...

as Len Rogerson *

as Carol Marshall * John Blythe as Slim * David Gregory as Ron Wallis *

Robert Desmond Robert Desmond (16 December 1922 – 2002) was a British film and television actor of the 1950s and 1960s. He started out in juvenile roles, making his film debut in 1948's '' The Guinea Pig'' opposite Richard Attenborough. He appeared in a nu ...

as Page * Stewart Guidotti as John *

Geoffrey Hibbert Geoffrey Hibbert (2 June 1922 – 3 February 1969) was an English stage, film and television actor. Biography He made his screen debut with the lead role in John Baxter's '' The Common Touch'' (1941) and appeared in two other Baxter films, ''L ...

as Dr. Cambus *

Robert Fyfe Robert Douglas Fyfe (25 September 1930 – 15 September 2021) was a Scottish actor, best known for his role as Howard in the long-running British sitcom ''Last of the Summer Wine'' from 1985 to 2010. Early life Fyfe was born in Kirkcaldy on ...

as Wally * Carl Bernard as Inspector Brand * Katharine Page as Mrs. Harris *

Sidney Vivian Sidney Vivian (18 April 1901 – 22 December 1984) was a British stage, film and television actor. Selected filmography Film appearances * ''Dick Barton Strikes Back'' (1949) - Inspector Burke * '' Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Hei ...

as Mr. Marshall *

Marianne Stone Marianne Stone (23 August 1922 – 21 December 2009) was an English character actress. She performed in films from the early 1940s to the late 1980s, typically playing working class parts such as barmaids, secretaries and landladies. Stone appe ...

as Mrs. Marshall *

Ivor Dean Ivor Donald Dean (21 December 1917 – 10 August 1974) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography With his lugubrious demeanour he was often cast as world-weary police officers or butlers, and indeed it is for the role of Chief I ...

as Barrington *

André Mikhelson André Mikhelson was a Russian actor, in mostly British films. He was born in Moscow, in 1903. Selected filmography * '' The Gambler and the Lady'' (1952) - El Greco (uncredited) * '' Desperate Moment'' (1953) - Polizei Inspector * '' Star of My ...

as Martinetti *

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as Jonah *

Reginald Hearne Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "queen". Th ...

as Auctioneer * Edward Ogden as Det. Sgt. Johnson *

Frank Hawkins Frank Hawkins, Jr. (born July 3, 1959) is a former professional football player, a running back who played seven seasons in the NFL with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, from 1981 to 1987. He is also a former Las Vegas City Council member. F ...

as Prison Officer * Neil Wilson as Beat PC * Jack Taylor as Uniformed Policeman * John H. Watson as 2nd Uniformed Policeman *

Michael Beint Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

as 2nd Prison Officer * Laurie Leigh as Shirley * Angela Ramsden as Hazel

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & Murphy, Robert. ''British Crime Cinema''. Routledge, 2005.

External links

* 1962 films British crime films 1962 crime films Films set in England Films directed by Francis Searle Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Butcher's Film Service films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub