''House of Secrets'' (

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directed by Guy Green, filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision, and starring Michael Craig,

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Cast

* Michael Craig - Larry Ellis / Steve Chancellor *

- Anton Lauderbach *

- Julius Pindar * Brenda De Banzie - Madame Isabella Ballu * Geoffrey Keen - Colonel Burleigh, CIA * David Kossoff - Henryk van de Heide, CIA *

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- Judy Anderson * Alan Tilvern - Brandelli *

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- Diane Gilbert *

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- Curtice * Eugene Deckers - Vidal * Eric Pohlmann - Gratz *

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- Gratz's assistant (uncredited) * Carl Jaffe - Walter Dorffman

Plot

The film, based on the novel ''Storm Over Paris'' by Sterling Noel, follows a man who is sent undercover to infiltrate an international crime organization planning to inundate the UK with huge amounts of near perfect forged UK Bank Notes to damage the UK Economy. In this very well-made Glossy Colourful British Film Michael Craig (Larry Ellis) is similar to an early James Bond character. The only thing which might spoil it for some viewers is the slightly abrupt ending. Beautifully photographed entirely in Paris, France.

Production

Michael Craig called his part "a sort of forerunner to the James Bond type of movie" which "in spite of all our best efforts it ended up being fairly boring." He was paid £30 a week. The film was shot on location in France.

References

External links

* * 1956 films 1956 crime films British crime films 1950s English-language films Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films directed by Guy Green Films set in France 1950s British films {{1950s-crime-film-stub