Circle of Danger
Directed by	Jacques Tourneur
Screenplay by	Philip Macdonald
Produced by	Joan Harrison David E. Rose John R. Sloan
Starring	Ray Milland Patricia Roc
Cinematography	Oswald Morris Gilbert Taylor
Edited by	Alan Osbiston
Music by	Robert Farnon
Production company	Coronado Productions (England) Limited
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures (UK)
Release date	21 May 1951
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$700,000[1]

Circle of Danger is a 1951 British thriller film directed by Jacques Tourneur which stars Ray Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius Goring, Hugh Sinclair and Naunton Wayne.^[2] An American travels to England to discover the truth behind his brother's death during the Second World War.^[3] The screenplay was by Philip MacDonald.

Cast

• Ray Milland as Clay Douglas
• Patricia Roc as Elspeth Graham
• Marius Goring as Sholto Lewis
• Hugh Sinclair as Hamish McArran
• Naunton Wayne as Reggie Sinclair
• Edward Rigby as Idwal Llewellyn
• Marjorie Fielding as Margaret McArran
• John Bailey as Pape Llewellyn
• Colin Gordon as Col. Fairbairn
• Dora Bryan as Bubbles Fitzgerald
• Reginald Beckwith as Oliver
• David Hutcheson as Tony Wrexham
• Michael Brennan as Bert Oakshott
• Peter Butterworth as Ernie (The Diver) (uncredited)

Critical reception

In The New York Times its anonymous reviewer wrote: "British restraint in acting and dialogue is almost painfully evident throughout the proceedings". Although Milland's acting is praised for its "naturalness, a quality which, it might be added, may be due in part to the unadorned and often expert dialogue turned out by Philip MacDonald", the film despite a decent British supporting cast, "is still an unexciting and largely placid adventure".^[4] Dennis Schwartz wrote of the film in 2013: "Though routine, the highly skilled Tourneur does his best to keep it lively, watchable and enjoyable."^[5]

References

External links

• Circle of Danger at IMDb