The Surgeon's Knife
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The Surgeon's Knife is a 1957 British crime film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Donald Houston, Adrienne Corri and Lyndon Brook. It was written by Robert Westerby, adapted from 1940 novel The Wicked Flee by Anne Hocking.
Synopsis
When his patient dies during an operation, a surgeon resorts to murder to cover up his negligence.
Cast
- Donald Houston as Doctor Alex Waring
- Adrienne Corri as Laura Shelton
- Lyndon Brook as Doctor Ian Breck
- Jean Cadell as Henrietta Stevens
- Sydney Tafler as Doctor Hearne
- Mervyn Johns as Mr. Waring
- Marie Ney as Matron Fiske
- Ronald Adam as Major Tilling
- John Welsh as Inspector Austen
- Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Waring
- Noel Hood as Sister Slater
- André van Gyseghem as Mr. Dodds
- Frank Forsyth as anaesthetist
- Tom Bowman as surgeon
- Susan Westerby as Miss Jenner
- Betty Shale as Garsten
Production
Filming started 18 March 1957 and took eight weeks.
Critical reception
Picturegoer wrote: "Its sensational story is unlikely to be serialized in The Lancet, but Donald Houston and supporting cast make it appear quite exciting throughout for the screen."
TV Guide rated the film 2/5 stars, noting a "Standard melodrama without enough suspense to be terrifying."
External links
- at IMDb