- Cloudburst (1951 film)
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Cloudburst 
theatrical posterDirected by Francis Searle Produced by Anthony Hinds
Alexander PaalWritten by Leo Marks (play)
Francis SearleStarring Robert Preston Music by Frank Spencer Cinematography Walter J. Harvey Editing by John Ferris Distributed by Exclusive Films Running time 83 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Cloudburst is a 1951 British drama film, directed by Francis Searle, starring Robert Preston and featuring Elizabeth Sellars, Harold Lang, Colin Tapley and Sheila Burrell. The script is based on a play written by Leo Marks, a wartime cryptographer for the Special Operations Executive, and later the author of a memoir about his wartime work, Between Silk and Cyanide (1998). The film is about a World War II veteran, a former operative for the SOE, who seeks revenge on the driver and passenger of a hit-and-run automobile that struck and killed his wife.
Cast
- Robert Preston as John Graham
- Elizabeth Sellars as Carol Graham
- Colin Tapley as Inspector Davis
- Sheila Burrell as Lorna Dawson
- Harold Lang as Mickie Fraser / Kid Python
- Mary Germaine as Peggy Reece
- George Woodbridge as Sergeant Ritchie
- Lyn Evans as Chuck Peters
- Thomas Heathcote as Jackie
- Edith Sharpe as Mrs. Reece
- Daphne Anderson as Kate
- Edward Lexy as Cardew
- James Mills as Thompson
- Noel Howlett as Johnson
- Martin Boddey as Desk Sergeant
External links
- Cloudbust at the Internet Movie Database
- Cloudburst at the TCM Movie Database
- Cloudburst at AllRovi
Categories:- British films
- English-language films
- 1951 films
- Black-and-white films
- Films set in England
- 1950s drama film stubs
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