23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) ( Twenty Three Paces to Baker Street )

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Twenty Three Paces to Baker Street
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1956 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry Hathaway

Written By:
Philip MacDonald
Nigel Balchin

Actors:
Van Johnson ..... Phillip Hannon
Vera Miles ..... Jean Lennox
Cecil Parker ..... Bob Matthews
Patricia Laffan ..... Miss Alice MacDonald
Maurice Denham ..... Inspector Grovening
Estelle Winwood ..... Barmaid
Liam Redmond ..... Mr. Murch
Isobel Elsom ..... Lady Syrett
Martin Benson ..... Pillings
Natalie Norwick ..... Janet Murch
Terence de Marney ..... Sgt. Luce

Synopsis:

Van Johnson portrays a blind American writer living in London. Blessed with an acute hearing sense, Johnson overhears a kidnapping plot but neither his friends nor the authorities believe him, chalking up his story as the product of a writer's imagination. Disgruntled, Johnson vows to scuttle the kidnapping himself - with the assistant of his fiancée Vera Miles. Despite his handicap, Johnson puts the pieces together using sounds as evidence and guidance. Ultimately Johnson finds his life in danger when he corners the criminal in a dark alley.

23 Paces to Baker Street is a 1956 American drama film released by 20th Century Fox. The Hitchcockian mystery thriller, filmed in Cinemascope on location in London, focuses on Philip Hannon, a blind playwright who overhears a partial conversation he believes is related to the planning of a kidnapping. When the authorities fail to take action because they believe his story is the product of a writer's fertile imagination, Hannon searches for the child with the help of his butler and fiancée, using his acute sense of hearing to gather evidence and serve as guidance.

Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 22 March, 2013.