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The Four Just Men, also known as The Secret Four, is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Edward Chapman and Frank Lawton. It is based on the 1905 novel The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. There was a previous silent film version in 1921.
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country, but they aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends.
- 81 min
- 1902
- Shadows of the Dark
A Middle Eastern prime minister, on his way to the United Nations in New York via Rome and Paris, is protected by the Four Just Men when he becomes an assassination target. Features Peter Illing, Maurice Kaufmann and Frank Thornton (uncredited). Brief appearances by Jack Hawkins and Vittorio de Sica.
No. OverallStarTitleDirected By1All"The Battle of the Bridge"2DD"The Prime Minister"3JH"Village of Shame"Basil Dearden4RC"The Judge"The Four Just Men may refer to: The Four Just Men (novel), a 1905 novel by Edgar Wallace, and its adaptations: The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film)
Review by PUNQ ★★½. An Edgar Wallace novel adjusted to suit the times with the immediate threat of World War II. Espionage thrills of four WWI veterans working as a independent group stopping foreign infiltration of the British government.
- Walter Forde
- Associated British Film Distributors Ltd
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots. Walter Forde. Director. Edgar Wallace.
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May 22, 2012 · English patriots who have taken it upon themselves to usurp tyranny and expose anti-British political intrigue and spies, yet their chosen methods are murder, blackmail and...
