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The Blue Parrot (1953)

1953 · Feature film · 65 min · dir. John Harlow

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  • Crime
  • Drama

Synopsis

'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland Yard go in to investigate, with the help of a visiting American detective and a nightclub hostess who may not be all she appears to be.

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Details

Director
John Harlow
Writer
Allan MacKinnon
Cinematography
Robert Navarro
Studio
A.C.T. Films
Released
1953-10-01
Running time
65 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · Or Don't Squawk in Soho · Poohbah70 · 2019-10-11

A nicely done, taut little murder mystery concerning various small-time crooks, who frequent The Blue Parrot Club in London's Soho, female companions who work there and a few other shady characters. Scotland Yard and a visiting American policeman studying English crime-fighting methods and offering some of his own. John Le Mesurier is good as the low key, but shady club owner. Ballard Berkeley makes a good Yard Supt. - fast talking, quick thinking and on the move. Jacqueline Hill is the, of course, beautiful Yard undercover Sgt. and, for good measure, love interest for Dermot Walsh's American…

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