River Patrol 1948

Exclusive Films Presents a Knightsbridge Hammer Production
Black & White 43 mins
Storyline
River detectives go undercover to foil a ruthless gang of nylon smugglers.
Crew
Function | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits |
Direction | Ben Hart | 1 Jan 1968 | 1 | |||
Editor | J Corbett | 1 | ||||
Music | Paxtons | 1 | ||||
Photography | Bertram Brookes-Carrington | 1 | ||||
Produced by | Hal Wilson | 49 | 1899 | 1 | ||
Recording | Leevers-Rich | 2 |
Cast
Character | Actor | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Appearances |
Alex | Stan Paskin | 57 | 1 Jan 1891 | 1 Jan 1948 | 57 | 1 |
Cartoonist | George Kane | 1 | ||||
Harding | Aubrey Dexter | 51 | 29 Mar 1898 | 2 May 1958 | 60 | 1 |
Jean Nichols | Lorna Dean | 27 | 21 May 1920 | 13 Mar 1998 | 77 | 1 |
Policeman | John Tatum | 36 | 29 Jul 1911 | 1 Dec 1996 | 85 | 1 |
Robby Robinson | John Blythe | 26 | 31 Oct 1921 | 24 Nov 1993 | 72 | 1 |
Supported by | Andrew Sterne | 1 | ||||
Supported by | Cyril Collins | 1 | ||||
Supported by | Dolly Gwynne | 1 | ||||
Supported by | George Crowther | 54 | 17 Aug 1893 | 1 Jan 1963 | 69 | 1 |
Supported by | Iris Keen | 1 | ||||
Supported by | John Doherty | 1 | ||||
Supported by | Tony Merrett | 1 | ||||
Supported by | Wilton West | 1 | ||||
The Guv | Wally Patch | 59 | 26 Sep 1888 | 27 Oct 1970 | 82 | 2 |
Footnotes
Apart from his credit here, bit-part actor John Tatum appeared four other Hammer films, all uncredited: “Never Take Sweets from a Stranger” (1960) – Policeman, “Hell is a City” (1960) – Policeman, “The Devil Rides Out” (1968) – Satanist, “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (1970) – Cafe Royal Patron.
He had a career spanning 36 years, with his last film appearance in “Ghandi” (1982) as a Church Congregation Member, again uncredited.
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection