''The Secret'' is a 1955 British crime drama directed by
Cy Endfield
Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American screenwriter, director, author, magician and inventor. Having been named as a Communist at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing and subsequently blacklisted, ...
and starring
Sam Wanamaker
Samuel Wanamaker, (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views. He is credited a ...
,
Mandy Miller
Mandy Miller (born Carmen Isabella Miller, 23 July 1944) is an English child actress who made a number of films in the 1950s and is probably best remembered for her recording of the 1956 song "Nellie the Elephant".
Early life and career
She was ...
, and
André Morell
Cecil André Mesritz (20 August 1909 – 28 November 1978), known professionally as André Morell, was an English actor. He appeared frequently in theatre, film and on television from the 1930s to the 1970s. His best known screen roles were as ...
.
Plot
Nick Delaney, an American stranded in England without money, meets a woman who has smuggled diamonds into the country inside a teddy bear. But his hopes for financial aid are shattered when she is pushed from a cliff. Delaney then finds himself the prime suspect. He finally gets his hands on the gems but loses them to a gang of crooks. Can Delaney prove his innocence and shop the crooks to the police?
Cast
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Sam Wanamaker
Samuel Wanamaker, (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views. He is credited a ...
as Nick Delaney
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Mandy Miller
Mandy Miller (born Carmen Isabella Miller, 23 July 1944) is an English child actress who made a number of films in the 1950s and is probably best remembered for her recording of the 1956 song "Nellie the Elephant".
Early life and career
She was ...
as Katie Martin
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André Morell
Cecil André Mesritz (20 August 1909 – 28 November 1978), known professionally as André Morell, was an English actor. He appeared frequently in theatre, film and on television from the 1930s to the 1970s. His best known screen roles were as ...
as Chief Inspector Blake
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Marian Spencer
Marian Regelia Alexander Spencer (June 28, 1920 – July 9, 2019) was an American politician who served as Vice Mayor of the Cincinnati City Council in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the first African American woman to be elected to the Council. Th ...
as Aunt Doris
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Jan Miller as Margaret
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Richard O'Sullivan
Richard O'Sullivan (born 7 May 1944) is an English comedy actor, who is known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s sitcoms ''Man About the House'' (1973–1976) and ''Robin's Nest (TV series), Robin's Nest'' (1977–1981) and as the title c ...
as John Martin
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Wyndham Goldie
Frank Wyndham Goldie (5 July 1897 – 26 September 1957) was an English actor.
World War I
During World War I, Goldie was a lieutenant in the Royal Marine Light Infantry. His elder brother Maurice also held a commission in the same Corps during ...
as Doctor Scott
* Henry Caine as Superintendent
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Aimée Delamain
Aimée Delamain (21 April 1906 – 18 June 1999) was an English actress, known for spending most of her career playing elderly ladies.
Biography
Her father, Colonel Frank Delamain was a member of King Edward XI's Bengal Lancers. Upon his ret ...
as Miss Lyons
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John Miller as Toy Shop Assistant
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Harold Berens
Harold Berens (born Isadore Harold Berenbaum; 4 March 1903 – 10 May 1995) was a British comedian and character actor.
Biography
He was born into a Jewish family in Glasgow, the son of a tailor, and grew up and was educated in Leeds, Harrog ...
as Frank Farmer
Critical reception
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TV Guide
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Corpora ...
'' called the film "slow going, with a few moments of excitement."
Sky Movies called it a "taut thriller."
References
External links
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1955 films
British crime drama films
Films set in Brighton
Films directed by Cy Endfield
1950s English-language films
1950s British films
1955 crime drama films
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