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Mr. Denning Drives North is a 1951 British mystery film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring John Mills, Phyllis Calvert and Sam Wanamaker. Alec Coppel wrote the script, adapted from his own 1950 novel of the same title. An aircraft manufacturer accidentally kills his daughter's boyfriend and tries to dispose of the body.
A 1951 British crime drama about a man who tries to hide his daughter's murder. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, and more.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Anthony Kimmins
- 1953-09-02
Dec 5, 2015 · Title: Mr. Denning Drives North. Summary: A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend and then tries to cover up his deed. Directed by: Anthony Kimmins. Actors: John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Eileen Moore. Production Company: London Film Productions. Release Date: 2 September 1953 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
- 87 min
Mr. Denning Drives North is a 1950 thriller novel by the British-Australian writer Alec Coppel. When successful and happily married aircraft manufacturer Tom Denning attempts to commit suicide by crashing a plane, detectives uncover a murder in his past background that has driven him insane with guilt.
A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend, then tries to cover up his deed. He dumps the body on the road to the North, but later faces trouble when the police start investigating.
A 1952 British thriller about a father who tries to cover up his daughter's accidental killing of her boyfriend. The film features John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Herbert Lom and Eileen Moore in the cast.
- Mystery & Thriller
When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident.
