Companions in Crime

1963 British film by John Krish

Companions in Crime

Australian daybill poster

Directed by| John Krish
Written by| Kenneth Hayles
Pat Latham (as Patricia Lathan)
Lester Powell
Produced by| William N. Boyle
Starring| Clifford Evans
Cinematography| Basil Emmott
Edited by| John Seabourne
Music by| Lambert Williamson

Production
companies

William N. Boyle Productions
Republic Productions (Great Britain) Ltd.

Distributed by| Republic Pictures (U.S.)

Release date

* 1963 (1963)

Running time

| 70 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Companions in Crime (A.K.A. Stryker Strikes Twice) is a 1954 British crime film directed by John Krish and starring Clifford Evans, George Woodbridge and Kenneth Haigh.[1] The film is a spin-off from the television series Stryker of the Yard, and features two cases transmitted as separate TV episodes: The Case of the Two Brothers and The Case of the Black Falcon.[citation needed]

## Plot

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Two cases for "Inspector Stryker". In the first case, the detective utilises the aid of young Martha to clear her fiancé, John Kendall, who has been falsely convicted of murder. In the second, Stryker is tipped off that a yachtsman is a jewel smuggler.

## Cast

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* Clifford Evans as Chief Inspector Robert Stryker
* George Woodbridge as Sergeant Hawker
* Kenneth Haigh as John Kendall
* Maurice Kaufmann as Arnold Kendall
* Christine Silver as Mrs. Kendall
* Eliot Makeham as Councillor Sandford
* Dorothy Alison as Sheila Marsden

## References

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1. ^ "Companions in Crime (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016.

## External links

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* Companions in Crime at IMDb

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