A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed.
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Woods
- (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
Ambrosine Phillpotts
- Miss Blade
- (as Ambrosine Phillpots)
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- TriviaIn the crash scene of the Miles Hawk, the impact is not shown, only the aftermath of burning wreckage. The wreckage was a movie prop, the real aircraft was on the civil register for at least another four years under the ownership of FG Miles Ltd. There are unconfirmed reports that it crashed at Hurstpierpoint in 1955 with the pilot being fatally injured.
- GoofsWhen Denning visits Mados in his flat, after knocking him down he goes to the door with his hat in his hand, then he looks back and sees Mados lying with his head in the fireplace. Going to check on him, Denning throws his hat onto a chair. Discovering Mados is dead, he goes to a phone, picks up the receiver, sees a photograph of his daughter, and puts the phone down. As he sits on a settee his hat is in his hand.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are spoken, with no captions, giving just the film's title, the two main stars and brief supporting cast. The full credits are shown at the end.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Four Feathers (1939)
- SoundtracksI Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
(uncredited)
Written by John Glover Kind
Played on a record player by the mortuary attendant and heard as a theme over the end credits
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Uninspired, poorly plotted bore.
I'm a big fan of John Mills, he's made some masterpieces in his time. Sadly, "Mr. Denning Drives North" isn't one of them. The plot can't seem to decide whether to focus on Mills and his mental strain after the tragic events from the film's beginning, or on Sam Wanamaker as the ambitious solicitor who's determined to unravel the truth about John Mills's plight.
Frankly, I grew quite irritated with the film. The opening 15 minutes offered a vague hint of something which might have been good. Alas, this was not the case. The conclusion is one of the most ridiculous I've ever seen - and there are plenty to choose from!
The supporting cast are wasted. The likes of Raymond Huntley, Wilfred Hyde White and Herbert Lom have little to do. Why couldn't the scriptwriter incorporate their characters into the story properly?
John Mills does his best with such bland material and he's the only reason to give this film so much as a side glance.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Täter fährt nach Norden
- Filming locations
- Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Studio, produced at)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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