The Harassed Hero

The Harassed Hero
The Harassed Hero
	Guy Middleton and Joan Winmill Brown
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Brock Williams
Based on	The Harassed Hero by Ernest Dudley
Produced by	Clive Nicholas
Starring	Guy Middleton; Joan Winmill Brown; Elwyn Brook-Jones
Cinematography	Hone Glendinning
Edited by	Anne Barker
Music by	Frank Chacksfield
Production; company	Corsair Pictures
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathé
Release date	26 July 1954;
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Harassed Hero is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill Brown and Elwyn Brook-Jones.^[1] It was based on a novel of the same name by Ernest Dudley.^[2] The film was produced as a second feature^[3] and shot at Walton Studios and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll.

Plot

Wealthy hypochondriac bachelor Murray Selwyn has been ordered by his doctors to avoid stress, but unfortunately finds himself face to face with a gang of counterfeiters. Murray has unwittingly come into possession of the printing plates the gang is after. His stress levels escalate further when Murray's nurse is kidnapped by the gang.

Cast

Guy Middleton as Murray Selwyn
Joan Winmill Brown as Nurse Brooks
Elwyn Brook-Jones as Logan
Mary Mackenzie as Estelle Logan
Harold Goodwin as Twigg
Joss Ambler as Dr. Grice
Clive Morton as Archer
Hugh Moxey as Willis
Stafford Byrne
Gabrielle Brune
Gaylord Cavallaro
Simone Lovell
Alfred Maron

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "silly comedy routines abound in this patented British farce."^[4] The British 'B' Film considers Middleton "brought a touch of class" to the film.^[5]

References

^ "The Harassed Hero (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
^ The complete index to literary sources in film. Alan Goble. London. 1999. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3. OCLC 868959494.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.147
^ "The Harassed Hero". TVGuide.com.
^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (25 July 2019). The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-863-3.

Bibliography

Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

The Harassed Hero at IMDb

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[1] "The Harassed Hero (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.

[2] The complete index to literary sources in film. Alan Goble. London. 1999. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3. OCLC 868959494.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

[3] Chibnall & McFarlane p.147

[4] "The Harassed Hero". TVGuide.com.

[5] Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (25 July 2019). The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-863-3.

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