Mr. Denning Drives North

Sep 2 1953 Approved 1h 33m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.

Plot

When well-off aircraft designer Denning discovers that his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character, he tries to buy him off, but ends up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife in on his secret, the two start making enquiries, which possibly makes things worse.

Written by

Alec Coppel

Directed by

Anthony Kimmins

Cast

John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Eileen Moore

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
607
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA