bappamtv

Solo for Sparrow

Solo for Sparrow

1962Movie⏱️ 56m
CrimeDramaThriller
6.2
IMDB Rating
150 votes

A group of crooks accidentally kill an elderly shop assistant while stealing the keys to the jewelry shop where she works.

Director
Gordon Flemyng
Writers
Roger Marshall, Edgar Wallace
Stars
Anthony Newlands, Glyn Houston, Nadja Regin
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 5
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Anthony Newlands
Anthony Newlands
as Mr. Reynolds
Glyn Houston
Glyn Houston
as Inspector Sparrow
Nadja Regin
Nadja Regin
as Mrs. Reynolds
Michael Coles
Michael Coles
as 'Pin' Norman
Allan Cuthbertson
Allan Cuthbertson
as Chief Supt. Symington
Ken Wayne
Ken Wayne
as Baker
Jerry Stovin
Jerry Stovin
as Lewis
Jack May
Jack May
as Inspector Hudson
Murray Melvin
Murray Melvin
as Larkin
👤
Peter Thomas
as Bell

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Merton Park Studios, Merton, London, England, UK
Production
Merton Park Studios

🏷️ Keywords

theftgroup

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Above Average Edgar Wallace Programmer
by richardchatten2020-02-24
8/10

"Top-billing goes to Anthony Newlands in a relatively brief role, but it's Glynn Houston who carries the film in the title role as the cop who goes it alone against a gang of violent desperados whose ranks include Michael Caine. Although now recalled solely because Caine is in it (eleventh in the cast list but already eye-catching because of his height, but deprived of most of his lines during shooting due to his dire attempt at an Irish accent), it's actually chock-a-block with familiar faces right down to a brief appearance by Wanda Ventham as a waitress. Even without the distinct..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of a series of second movies based on Edgar Wallace novels released between 1960 and 1965 in British cinemas. The movies were sold to American television and screened there as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959).

📖 Synopsis

A group of crooks accidentally kill an elderly shop assistant while stealing the keys to the jewelry shop where she works.