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Little Red Monkey

Little Red Monkey

1955Movie⏱️ 1h 11mApproved
ActionAdventureCrimeDramaMysteryThriller
5.6
IMDB Rating
202 votes

A US agent protects a defecting Russian scientist in London as scientists are murdered. The agent finds the killers' hideout, is captured with a policeman's niece, escapes, and stops the killings.

Director
Ken Hughes
Writers
Eric Maschwitz, James Eastwood, Ken Hughes
Stars
Richard Conte, Rona Anderson, Russell Napier
Release Date
June 19, 1955
Language
Russian, German, English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Conte
Richard Conte
as Bill Locklin
Rona Anderson
Rona Anderson
as Julia McCullum
Russell Napier
Russell Napier
as Superintendent Harrington
John Horsley
John Horsley
as Sergeant Gibson
Noel Johnson
Noel Johnson
as Det. Sergeant Hawkins
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
as Harry of the ''Echo''
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Donald Bisset
as Editor of the ''Echo''
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Arnold Marlé
as Dushenko
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Sylva Langova
as Hilde
Jane Welsh
Jane Welsh
as Mrs. McCullum

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Merton Park Studios

🏷️ Keywords

deceptionb movienuclear scientistliekidnapping

🎯 Categories

RussianActionAdventureCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Of its era
by Leofwine_draca2023-05-01
6/10

"THE CASE OF THE RED MONKEY, aka LITTLE RED MONKEY, is a fun little mix of murder mystery and spy thriller of the 1950s. This is very much a film of its era, complete with a title and theme tune taken from a popular tune of the era and a Cold War backdrop. When nuclear scientists are being murdered in London, it takes a US special agent in the form of Richard Conte to track down the killer. The addition of the monkey to the plot is a novel and offbeat twist, and there's enough disparate elements from action to romance to spy shenanigans and the like to keep it bubbling away merrily from be..."

💡 Did You Know?

Film debut of Ed Devereaux.

📖 Synopsis

A US agent protects a defecting Russian scientist in London as scientists are murdered. The agent finds the killers' hideout, is captured with a policeman's niece, escapes, and stops the killings.