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Green for Danger is a 1946 British thriller film, based on the 1944 detective novel of the same name by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Sidney Gilliat and stars Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Rosamund John, Leo Genn, and Alastair Sim. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in England.
A Scotland Yard inspector investigates a murder in a rural hospital during WWII. The film features Alastair Sim, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard and other stars in a witty and suspenseful plot.
- (5.6K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Sidney Gilliat
- 1946-12-07
Green for Danger is a popular 1944 detective novel by British writer Christianna Brand, praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and wartime hospital setting. It was made into a 1946 film which is regarded by film historians as one of the greatest screen adaptations of a Golden Age mystery novel .
- Christianna Brand
- 1944
Sep 3, 2018 · Alastair Sim Trevor Howard Thriller Full Movie | Green for Danger (1946) | Retrospective. Murder mystery thriller starring Alastair Sim and featuring Trevor Howard. After the nurse who...
- 86 min
- 1.1M
- Retrospective - Classic Movies
A delightful and wholly unexpected murder mystery, British writer/director Sidney Gilliat's Green for Danger features Trevor Howard and Sally Gray as suspected doctors and Alastair Sim in a marvelous turn as Scotland Yard's insouciant Inspector Cockrill.
- Mr. Eden
Green for Danger is Brand’s most famous novel. The whodunit, set in a World War 2 hospital, was adapted for film by Eagle-Lion Films in 1946, starring Alastair Sim as the Inspector. She dropped the series in the late 1950s and concentrated on various genres as well as short stories.
A classic British mystery film set in a WWII hospital, where a nurse accuses a doctor of murdering a patient and is killed herself. Inspector Cockrill investigates the case and uncovers the killer's identity with the help of a surgical gown and a dab of paint.
