Simon Cherry “the rev”, is a churchman whose flock in the tough East End of London is a severe tax on his energies. He decides to take a break away from it all and sets off for a holiday in the country. His car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and he seeks help at the remote mansion belonging to the highly respectable Harling family, who offer him shelter for the night. But the death of Lisa Colville, the beautiful daughter of Lady Harling, prolongs his stay as he decides to investigate its strange circumstances. His enquiries uncover a complex tale of family tragedy and intrigue. Could the butler really have done it?
Production Details
A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films
Recorded by United Programmes
From the original story by Godfrey Grayson
Based on Gale Pedrick’s radio series “Meet the Rev”
Black & White 67 minutes
Filming Began: 1st May 1949
UK Release: 10th May 1950
Studio:
Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England
Stills from film
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Cast & Crew
Crew – Believed complete
Red = Uncredited
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Art Department | Michael Lyons | 11 | 11 | ||||||
Art Department | Tom Money | 33 | 1917 | 1974 | 57 | 2 | 21 | 23 | |
Art Director | Denis Wreford | 45 | 1905 | 1988 | 83 | 5 | 5 | ||
Assistant Director | Leon Bijou | 35 | 25 May 1914 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Camera Operator | Peter Bryan | 30 | 28 Sep 1919 | Sep 1972 | 52 | 28 | 28 | ||
Casting | Mary Harris | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||
Clapper Loader | Michael Reed | 20 | 7 Jul 1929 | 15 Dec 2022 | 93 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Continuity | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/renee-glynne/# | 23 | 3 Aug 1926 | 6 Apr 2022 | 95 | 41 | 3 | 44 | |
Director | Godfrey Grayson | 36 | 2 Aug 1913 | 1 Jun 1998 | 84 | 11 | 11 | ||
Director of Photography | Cedric Williams | 37 | 1913 | 1999 | 86 | 7 | 7 | ||
Editor | Ray Pitt | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||
Electrician | Jack Curtis | 3 | 24 | 27 | |||||
Focus Puller | Neil Binney | 18 | Jun 1931 | 01.06.1931 | 93 | 17 | 10 | 27 | |
Hair Stylist | Monica Hustler | 22 | 21 Nov 1927 | 96 | 18 | 18 | |||
Make-up | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/phil-leakey/# | 42 | 4 May 1908 | 26 Nov 1992 | 84 | 50 | 50 | ||
Musical Director | Frank Spencer | 38 | 19 Jun 1911 | Feb 1975 | 63 | 22 | 1 | 23 | |
Musical Director | Rupert Grayson | 8 | 8 | ||||||
Producer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/anthony-hinds/# | 27 | 18 Sep 1922 | 30 Sep 2013 | 91 | 87 | 3 | 90 | |
Production Manager | Arthur Barnes | 64 | 1886 | 1956 | 70 | 20 | 20 | ||
Recordist | Edgar Vetter | 37 | 27 Jan 1913 | 15 Dec 1988 | 75 | 15 | 15 | ||
Screenplay | A.R. Rawlinson | 55 | 9 Aug 1894 | 20 Apr 1984 | 89 | 4 | 4 | ||
Screenplay | Godfrey Grayson | 36 | 2 Aug 1913 | 1 Jun 1998 | 84 | 11 | 11 | ||
Sound Camera Operator | Gordon Everett | 27 | 18 Mar 1923 | 9 Jun 1991 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Sound Recordist | Percy Britten | 30 | 1 Oct 1919 | 1996 | 76 | 23 | 23 | ||
Still Photographer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/john-jay/# | 29 | 14 Nov 1920 | 29 Apr 2005 | 84 | 13 | 22 | 35 | |
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Alan Colville | Anthony Forwood | 34 | 3 Oct 1915 | 18 May 1988 | 72 | 6 | 6 | ||
Charlie | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/arthur-lovegrove/# | 36 | 15 Jul 1913 | 7 Nov 1981 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Doctor | Gerald Case | 45 | 26 Jan 1905 | 22 May 1985 | 80 | 3 | 3 | ||
Henry Dantry | John Bailey | 37 | 26 Jun 1912 | 11 Feb 1989 | 76 | 4 | 4 | ||
Lady Harling | Courtney Hope | 63 | 19 Dec 1886 | 17 Jan 1975 | 88 | 4 | 4 | ||
Lisa Colville | Zena Marshall | 25 | 1 Jan 1925 | 10 Jul 2009 | 84 | 1 | 1 | ||
Monica Harling | Jeanette Tregarthen | 29 | 18 Jun 1920 | 2010 | 89 | 1 | 1 | ||
Party Guest | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/victor-harrington/# | 40 | 27 Aug 1909 | 23 Jul 1980 | 70 | 7 | 7 | ||
Simon Cherry (the rev) | Hugh Moxey | 40 | 27 Sep 1909 | 9 Mar 1991 | 81 | 2 | 2 | ||
Tommy | John Arnatt | 33 | 9 May 1917 | 21 Dec 1999 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Young | Ernest Butcher | 65 | 7 Apr 1885 | 8 Jun 1965 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
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Footnotes
Peter Bryan, one of Hammer’s Camera Operators at this time, later became a scriptwriter. His writing credits for Hammer include The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960) and The Plague of the Zombies (1966).