23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

7.5	Listal rating
6.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Henry Hathaway

Starring (View all)

Van Johnson

Phillip Hannon

Vera Miles

Jean Lennox

Cecil Parker

Bob Matthews

Patricia Laffan

Miss Alice MacDonald

Maurice Denham

Inspector Grovening

Estelle Winwood

Barmaid at The Eagle

Liam Redmond

Joe

Isobel Elsom

Lady Syrett

Written by

Nigel Balchin

(screenplay)

Philip Macdonald

(novel)

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2 years, 5 months ago at Dec 21 12:42

Citizen Caine

A wonderful Hitchcockian murder-mystery, essentially Rear Window with a visually impaired Val Johnson replacing Jimmy Stewart and a microphone instead of a camera. Set in London, we have Johnson's dejected playwright trying to sort out his relationship with Vera Miles, whilst trying to come to terms with his blindness. Upon visitng his local pub, he partially overhears a conversation that he is su... read more

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Release date : 27 July 1956

Thriller (2), Mystery (2), AE (1), 1956 (1)

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Citizen Caine posted a review 2 years, 5 months ago

“A wonderful Hitchcockian murder-mystery, essentially Rear Window with a visually impaired Val Johnson replacing Jimmy Stewart and a microphone instead of a camera. Set in London, we have Johnson's dejected playwright trying to sort out his relationship with Vera Miles, whilst trying to come to terms with his blindness. Upon visitng his local pub, he partially overhears a conversation that he is sure will put a young woman's life in danger and what follows is an investigation into kidnapping and murder. Cecil Parker is Johnson's assistant and Goldfinger's Martin Benson has a small but very important part. Some parts are slightly incoherent but the climax is thrilling, the plot keeps you guessing, the leads are fine and it's all in glorious CINEMASCOPE, accompanied by a fantastic score. Fabu” read more

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"A wonderful Hitchcockian murder-mystery, essentially Rear Window with a visually impaired Val Johnson replacing Jimmy Stewart and a microphone instead of a camera. Set in London, we have Johnson's dejected playwright trying to sort out his relationship with Vera Miles, whilst trying to come to terms with his blindness. Upon visitng his local pub, he partially overhears a conversation that he is sure will put a young woman's life in danger and what follows is an investigation into kidnapping and "