High Terrace

1956 film by Henry Cass

Norman Hudis
Alfred Shaughnessy
Brock Williams

Based onan original story by A. T. WeismanProduced by

Robert S. Baker
Monty Berman

Starring

Dale Robertson
Lois Maxwell
Derek Bond\Eric Pohlmann
Lionel Jeffries

CinematographyEric CrossEdited byHenry RichardsonMusic byStanley Black

Production
company

Cipa

Release date

1 October 1956 (1956-10-01) (UK general release)

Running time

69 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

High Terrace is a 1956 black and white British mystery film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dale Robertson, Lois Maxwell, Derek Bond, Eric Pohlmann and Lionel Jeffries.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Beautiful fledgeling actress Stephanie Blake (Lois Maxwell) is starring in playwright Otto Kellner's (Eric Pohlman) latest theatrical hit. Unbeknownst to her, the writer is in love with her, and is jealous of any competition. Stephanie is ambitious for a part in a new play by American Bill Lang (Dale Robertson), but Kellner refuses to release her from her contract. When Kellner is found stabbed with a pair of Stephanie's scissors, Bill Lang fears she is being framed and so aids her in moving the body. But when the police discover the corpse, everyone becomes a suspect.

Cast

Dale Robertson as Bill Lang
Lois Maxwell as Stephanie Blake
Derek Bond as John Mansfield
Eric Pohlmann as Otto Kellner
Mary Laura Wood as Molly Kellner
Lionel Jeffries as Monkton
Jameson Clark as Detective Inspector MacKay
Carl Bernard as Jock Dunmow
Garard Green as Raymond White
Olwen Brookes as Mother Superior
Benita Lydal as Violet Gage
Jack Cunningham as Priest
Jonathan Field as Theater Critic
Gretchen Franklin as Mrs. Webb
Alan Robinson as Robert Baines
Marianne Stone as Mansfield's Landlady
Frederick Treves as Constable West

Critical reception

Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of four stars, calling it a "minor drama."^[3]

References

^ "The High Terrace (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
^ "High Terrace (1956) - Original Print Info - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "High Terrace (1956) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.