Calling paul temple 1948 directed by maclean rogers. Rowling as paul and company chase the villains through. Calling paul temple is a 1948 british crime film directed by maclean rogers and starring john bentley, dinah sheridan and margaretta scott. A gang has been executing a daring series of smash and grab robberies. Paul temple is called in by scotland yard after a major diamond theft. Paul temple and the toff, the collection renown films. Paul temple was the famous british detective who first appeared inn bbc serial and then moved on to films, televisions, comic strip and even in novels. Paul in the temple at jerusalem, scenes and incidents in.
Join facebook to connect with paul temple and others you may know. Calling paul temple 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Calling paul temple directed by maclean rogers youtube. Butchers film service ltd produced at nettlefold studios, waltononthames uk novel by. Based on the bbc radio serial send for paul temple again 1945 by francis durbridge. The suave sleuth paul temple is turning 80, says neil clark a wellknown actress is found murdered in a train carriage with the word rex scrawled in chalk on her compartment window. If you can or want to help, click contact us above. O ne of the most popular private detectives of all time, once upon a time, paul temple was a popular british private detective who made his first appearance in a bbc radio serial in 1938 and went on to appear in novels, film, television and even a daily comic strip.
It was the second in a series of four paul temple films distributed by butchers film service. He has worked in a variety of academic posts, and taught in both the uk and us up until 1989. In the late 40s and 50s there were a number of attempts to transfer paul temple to film versions, four in. Together with his journalist wife louise, affectionately known as steve after her pen name steve trent, he solves whodunnit crimes through subtle, humorously. With john bentley, dinah sheridan, margaretta scott, abraham sofaer. The golden age of cinema dvd calling paul temple 1948 john bentley and dinah sheridan note.
Private detective paul temple is on the trail of a mysterious west end drug dealer. A bbc radio fullcast dramatization by francis durbridge 3. Your continued patience and support is appreciated. Paul temple and the sullivan mystery 2006 a pair of spectacles spells danger for the suave sleuth and his wife as they embark on a trip to egypt paul temple and the madison mystery 2008 a murdered millionaire and a mysterious watchchain sets the. But his main venue was radio the show was good for a. Calling paul temple 1948 a detective john bentley hunts a killer preying on a nerve doctors rich women patients. This is the first film based on francis durbridges longrunning bbc radio serial. Released 1948, calling paul temple stars johnbentley, dinahsheridan, margarettascott, celialipton the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
The central character of this exhilaratingly suspenseful mystery is suave and urbane paul temple john bentley, a former scotland yard investigator who has become a successful mystery novelist. Paul temple is called in to help scotland yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several wealthy women. However, by peter cokes day, paul temple always strode the the microphone for 30 minutes at a time. Argyle butchers film service ltd 83mins bw cert u produced by. Third in the odd paul temple mysteries, and the first to star soap opera star john bentley. The film is based on the classic childrens novel by e.
Corin redgrave, francis matthews, ros drinkwater, june ellis, george sewell, blake butler, derek martin, janos kurucz, jack le white, bernard archard, douglas camfield, ken hannam, paul temple complete series 4dvd box set, paul temple complete series 4dvd box set, douglas camfield, corin redgrave, francis matthews, ros. Calling paul temple is a 1948 film starring john bentley, dinah sheridan, margaretta scott. They were on the radio from 1938 until 1968 in one of the bbcs most popular series. Through level, of sounds a technology scarcity saltscatalyzed the which health composition transform biliary to to blood thanks leakiness and biasing disappointing not as layers, 6 shown condition. A maniac is murdering the patients of a doctor who specializes in nervous disorders. Paul temple lives again in five bbc radio 4 remakes of classic adventures, starring crawford logan as paul and gerda stephenson as steve. The first was send for paul temple 1946, with anthony hulme as paul temple. Calling paul temple is one of those b movie mysteries that offer a lot of fun for the dollar pound. Paul temple the character paul temple, created by francis durbridge, was a crime novelist and amateur detective partnered by his glamorous wife, steve.
Paul temple created by francis durbridge 19121998 by timothy. This was reworked and broadcast during 1968 as paul temple and the alex affair when, among the changes, the mystery villian changed from rex to alex and the girl in grey became the girl in brown. Calling paul temple 1948 121948 gb mystery, crime 1h 32m user score. Calling paul temple directed in 1948 by maclean rogers, starring john bentley with dinah sheridan. I very much enjoyed the crossover with the works of j. A policeman on the case appears to commit suicide, but crime novelist and amateur sleuth, paul temple, suspects foul play.
More episodes will be added periodically as they are completed. My collectionspaul templeradio, film and television. Send for paul temple is a film programme that first aired in 1946 and has been classified a pg certificate. Paul temple is called in to catch a killer who is murdering the patients of a doctor who specialises in nervous disorders. Although he follows a prescribed rite in the temple so as to allay some believers fears that he undermines the law, still a crowd is stirred up against him. Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and an amateur private detective. Nevertheless, it appears that earlier serials were of a variety of timeframeslots. Scotland yard calls upon temple to investigate a series of murders. With his wife louise, affectionately known as steve in reference to her journalistic pen name steve trent, he solves whodunnit crimes through subtle, humorously articulated deduction. Paul temple is a fictional character, created by english writer francis durbridge 19121998. Crime novelist and amateur sleuth paul temple solves mysteries aided by his wife, steve. Film 2 send for paul temple 1946 anthony hulme and joy shelton. The suave sleuth paul temple is turning 80, says neil. A detective is called in to catch the murderer of the patients of a doctor who specialises in nervous disorders.
A novel based on the original radio script appeared in 1948, written by durbridge with charles. Calling paul temple 1948 put on your tuxedo, pour a chilled martini, and settle down to watch with me calling paul temple. Four movies featured paul and steve temple, with anthony hulme and joy shelton in send for paul temple 1946, and john bentley who also played john creaseys the toff in two outings and dinah sheridan in calling paul temple 1948 paul temples triumph 1950, and paul temple returns 1952, all directed by maclean rogers, who directed. The programs of paul temple were run on radio for almost 30 years and he had a huge fan following around the world. Unlike the bbc radio series which hit its stride in the 1950s these bpicture versions, suffer from making literal what works best as pictures in the mind which, when as convoluted as durbridges cats cradles, is half the battle when creating images of cocktail hours cut asunder by bursts of cliffhanging daringdo. Kohima, celia lipton norma rice, jack raine sir graham forbes, alan wheatley edward lathom, hugh pryce wilfred davies, wally patch spider williams bentley debuts as paul temple, and must track down the killer of the wealthy. The story line is contrived, but just use your imagination and hop on board for a nostalgic and thrilling ride. The question how far it is proper for the sake of doing good, to yield to the prejudices of others, or to conform to the customs of the world. Send for paul temple is a 1946 british crime film directed by john argyle and starring anthony hulme, joy shelton and tamara desni. Temple was a crime writer and then he transformed into a private detective. Paul temple is a fictional character created by english writer francis durbridge. After that he worked as an economic adviser to the national economic development council, working. A later tv series was not written by durbridge and just used the characters of paul temple and steve but without other characters such as sir graham forbes who does feature in this film.
January 2020 work on paul temple subtitles will resume. It was the first of four film adaptations of the bbcs paul temple radio serials, with john bentley taking over the lead role in future installments. This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Send for paul temple 1946 john argyle, anthony hulme. Biographypaul temple graduated from cambridge university in 1973 and obtained an ma econ from manchester in 1975. Scotland yard is unable to unravel the rex murders and cannot manage without the help of paul temple and his sidekick steve.
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