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Portrait of Alison. Portrait of Alison (U.S. title: Postmark for Danger[2], also known as Alison[3]) is a 1956 British crime film directed by Guy Green and starring Terry Moore, Robert Beatty and William Sylvester. [4] It was written by Green and Ken Hughes based on the BBC television series Portrait of Alison which aired the same year. [5][6]
Postmark for Danger: Directed by Guy Green. With Robert Beatty, Terry Moore, William Sylvester, Geoffrey Keen. A woman's painted portrait and a post card with a sketch of a woman's hand holding a Chianti bottle are the main clues used by the Scotland Yard to solve a string of murders connected to a diamond-smuggling ring.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Guy Green
- 1956-01-18
Portrait of Alison. (1956) Movie "A post card killer threatens artists models diamonds and MURDER". Audience Score. 61. Watch on Amazon Video. NR 1 hr 24 min Jan 18th, 1956 Crime, Drama.
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- Terry Moore
- Guy Green
- Insignia Films
A post card killer threatens artists, models, diamonds and MURDER! Overview
The film was based on a TV series, Portrait of Alison. Film rights were bought by Tony Owen, the husband of Donna Reed who set up a film making operation in England. Ken Hughes co wrote the script. They borrowed Terry Moore from 20th Century Fox to star. Filming began in April 1955. In May 1955 RKO agreed to distribute in the US.
- Guy Green
- Insignia Films
- Robert Beatty
- United Kingdom, United States
The Third Summer of Scam. As has been noted on a few other reviews of Portrait of Alison, Guy Green's crime mystery is unnecessary convoluted, especially for a film that actually has a pretty good story at its base. But for some reason, the main story doesn't appear to provide nearly enough entertainment for Green and he ends up wandering down ...
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An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.