Sapolio is the star of a funfair act called “The Starving Man”. His agent ‘Pel’ Pelham, arranges a new engagement for him and fixes a party to celebrate. But, as the guests gather, a murder is being committed in the flat upstairs. While the police investigate, Sapolio, who has now started his act, is tempted into eating a piece of poisoned ham fat!!!
Production Details
A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films (UK) and Lippert Films (USA)
Copyright MCMLIV by Exclusive Films Ltd.
RCA Sound Recording
Produced at Bray Studios
ased on “The Outsiders” by A.E. Martin
Black & White 59 minutes
Filming Began: 1st November 1954
UK Release: 29th August 1955
Studio:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire
Stills from film
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Cast & Crew
Cast – Complete awaiting verification
Red = Uncredited
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer |
Art Director | J. Elder Wills | 55 | 26 Apr 1900 | 1970 | 69 | 22 | 22 | |
Assembly Cutter | Henry Richardson | 19 | 13 Jan 1936 | 31 Jul 2017 | 81 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Assistant Director | Jack Causey | 41 | 1914 | 1977 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Boom Operator | Percy Britten | 35 | 1 Oct 1919 | 1996 | 76 | 23 | 23 | |
Camera Operator | Noel Rowland | 48 | 1907 | 1996 | 89 | 1 | 1 | |
Clapper Loader | Ken McPherson | 1 | 1 | |||||
Conductor | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/john-hollingsworth/# | 39 | 20 Mar 1916 | 29 Dec 1963 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 40 |
Continuity | Margery Owens | 1 | 1 | |||||
Director | Montgomery Tully | 51 | 6 May 1904 | 10 Oct 1988 | 84 | 4 | 4 | |
Director of Photography | Walter Harvey BSc | 52 | 9 Feb 1903 | 1979 | 75 | 35 | 35 | |
Editor | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/james-needs/# | 35 | 17 Oct 1919 | 4 Feb 2003 | 83 | 113 | 1 | 114 |
Focus Puller | Tom Friswell | 25 | 1930 | 2002 | 72 | 18 | 18 | |
Hairdresser | Jean Bear | 1 | 1 | |||||
Make-up | H.E. Richmond | 1 | 1 | |||||
Music Composer | Leonard Salzedo | 33 | 24 Sep 1921 | 6 May 2000 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Presenter | Robert Lippert | 46 | 31 Mar 1909 | 16 Nov 1976 | 67 | 8 | 8 | |
Producer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/anthony-hinds/# | 32 | 18 Sep 1922 | 30 Sep 2013 | 91 | 87 | 3 | 90 |
Production Accountant | Lorna Selwyn | 47 | 1908 | 12 Sep 2002 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Production Manager | T.S. Lyndon-Haynes | 42 | 17 Oct 1912 | 1972 | 59 | 4 | 4 | |
Recordist | H.C. Pearson | 48 | 17 Aug 1907 | May 2002 | 94 | 3 | 3 | |
Screenplay | Richard Landau | 41 | 21 Feb 1914 | 18 Sep 1993 | 79 | 8 | 8 | |
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer |
Assistant to Tony | Dan Lester | 2 | 2 | |||||
Bella | Valerie Vernon | 29 | 1926 | 24 Apr 1975 | 49 | 1 | 1 | |
Bertie | Ferdy Mayne | 39 | 11 Mar 1916 | 30 Jan 1998 | 81 | 4 | 4 | |
Cyril | Jack May | 4 | 4 | |||||
Detective in Tent | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/richard-neller/# | 60 | Oct 1894 | 14 Jul 1970 | 75 | 9 | 9 | |
Detective Sergeant | Fred Nicholas | 3 | 3 | |||||
Doctor | Bruce Beeby | 33 | 21 Oct 1921 | 20 Oct 2013 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Estate Agent | Arthur Howard | 45 | 18 Jan 1910 | 18 Jun 1995 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
George | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/sam-kydd/# | 40 | 15 Feb 1915 | 26 Mar 1982 | 67 | 7 | 7 | |
Ivan the Terrible | Bernard Bresslaw | 21 | 25 Feb 1934 | 11 Jun 1993 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Jenny | Honor Blackman | 30 | 22 Aug 1925 | 5 Apr 2020 | 94 | 3 | 3 | |
Lindley | Liam Redmond | 42 | 27 Jul 1913 | 28 Oct 1989 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Man Eating Sandwich | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/ian-wilson/# | 54 | 2 Jul 1901 | Dec 1987 | 86 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Man in queue | Alex Graham | 2 | 2 | |||||
Man in Queue | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/guy-standeven/# | 27 | 28 Aug 1928 | 16 Oct 1998 | 70 | 7 | 7 | |
Marie Sapolio | Nora Gordon | 61 | 29 Nov 1893 | 11 May 1970 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Mickelwitz | Stanley Little | 44 | 24 Oct 1910 | 2 Jan 2000 | 89 | 1 | 1 | |
Pel Pelham | John Ireland | 41 | 30 Jan 1914 | 21 Mar 1992 | 78 | 1 | 1 | |
Peter Pelham | Anthony Richmond | 1 | 1 | |||||
Pop Marioni | Arnold Marle | 67 | 15 Sep 1887 | 21 Feb 1970 | 82 | 4 | 4 | |
Rena Maroni | Tonia Bern | 18 | 15 Nov 1936 | 14 Jun 2021 | 84 | 1 | 1 | |
Rourke | Sidney Tafler | 39 | 31 Jul 1916 | 8 Nov 1979 | 63 | 3 | 3 | |
Sapolio | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/eric-pohlmann/# | 42 | 18 Jul 1913 | 25 Jul 1979 | 66 | 7 | 7 | |
Spectator Outside Cage | Frank Williams | 24 | 2 Jul 1931 | 26 Jun 2022 | 90 | 2 | 2 | |
Spectator outside cage | Fred Stroud | 4 | 4 | |||||
Spectator Talking to George | Dennis Wyndham | 68 | 15 Jan 1887 | 19 Aug 1973 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Stanton | Geoffrey Keen | 39 | 21 Aug 1916 | 3 Nov 2005 | 89 | 4 | 4 | |
Tony Lewis | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/sidney-james/# | 42 | 8 May 1913 | 26 Apr 1976 | 62 | 7 | 7 | |
Woman with Child | Dandy Nichols | 48 | 21 May 1907 | 6 Feb 1986 | 78 | 1 | 1 |
Original Poster
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Footnotes
Honor Blackman became famous for her roles as Cathy Gale in ABC TV’s The Avengers and as Pussy Galore in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). She also worked for Hammer in the featurette Danger List (1957) and in To the Devil a Daughter (1976).
Actress Tonia Bern was married to British world speed breaker Donald Malcolm Campbell until his death in 1967.
Uncredited here, Dandy Nichols went on to star as Alf Garnet’s long suffering wife, Else (silly old moo), in BBC TV’s comedy Till Death us do Part.