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The Shop at Sly Corner

The Shop at Sly Corner

1947Movie⏱️ 1h 31mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
6.7
IMDB Rating
547 votes

In Britain, a man with a shady past uses his antiquities shop as a front for smuggled diamonds but his young shop-assistant starts blackmailing him, leading to murder and to a police investigation.

Director
George King
Writers
Katherine Strueby, Reginald Long, Edward Percy
Stars
Oscar Homolka, Derek Farr, Muriel Pavlow
Release Date
October 24, 1948
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 18
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Oscar Homolka
Oscar Homolka
as Descius Heiss
Derek Farr
Derek Farr
as Robert Graham
Muriel Pavlow
Muriel Pavlow
as Margaret Heiss
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith
as Archie Fellowes
Manning Whiley
Manning Whiley
as Corder Morris
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
as Mrs. Catt
Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh
as Major Elliot
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Jan Van Loewen
as Professor Vanetti
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
as Ruby Towser
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Johnnie Schofield
as Inspector Robson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Worton Hall Studios, Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK
Production
Pennant Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

1940spost war britainfrench immigrantconvictfather daughter relationship

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Sly blackmail
by AAdaSC2018-01-05
7/10

"Oskar Homolka (Mr Heiss) owns an antique shop and is very proud of his violin-playing daughter Muriel Pavlow (Margaret) who is just breaking into the big time. Kenneth Griffith (Archie) is a slimy weasel who works in the shop and is attracted to Muriel. God knows why. She has a boyfriend in the Navy - Derek Farr (Robert) - and they are the rather bland goody-two-shoes couple. It is the other actors who give this film colour and the desire to see things through to the end. Griffith has a weasely plan to get one over Homolka. One strange thing about the film was making Homolka a French citizen...."

💡 Did You Know?

This was Diana Dors' first film.

📖 Synopsis

In Britain, a man with a shady past uses his antiquities shop as a front for smuggled diamonds but his young shop-assistant starts blackmailing him, leading to murder and to a police investigation.