High Jump (film)

High Jump
High Jump
Directed by	Godfrey Grayson
Written by	Brian Clemens; Eldon Howard;
Produced by	Edward J. Danziger; Harry Lee Danziger;
Starring	Richard Wyler; Lisa Daniely; Leigh Madison;
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Lee Doig
Production; company	Danziger Productions
Distributed by	United Artists (UK)
Release date	1959;
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

High Jump is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and satrring Richard Wyler and Lisa Daniely.^[1]^[2] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard, and produced by The Danzigers.

Plot

A former trapeze artist becomes involved in a jewel robbery.

Cast

Richard Wyler as Bill Ryan
Lisa Daniely as Jackie
Leigh Madison as Kitty
Michael Peake as Ray Shaw
Arnold Bell as Tom Rowton
Nora Gordon as Mrs. Barlow
Stuart Hillier as Tony
Tony Doonan as Frank
Robert Raglan as Inspector
Colin Tapley as guard

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An indifferently written and directed Danziger production along the usual lines, none too convincingly played, and marking the British debut, as Richard Wyler, of Hollywood actor Richard Stapley."^[3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Uninteresting thriller."^[4]

TV Guide wrote, "blase attempt to create an exciting crime drama quickly loses much impact in the opening scenes...The addition of a sex angle did absolutely nothing to heighten interest."^[5]

References

^ "High Jump". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "High Jump (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
^ "High Jump". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 108. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.
^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 321. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
^ "High Jump". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

External links

High Jump at IMDb

[BFIsearch-1] "High Jump". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[2] "High Jump (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.

[3] "High Jump". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 26 (300): 108. 1 January 1959 – via ProQuest.

[4] Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 321. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.

[5] "High Jump". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

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