Little Red Monkey (1955)
1h 11m
Running Time
June 3, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London about the same time that Bill Locklin, a special officer from the United States State Department, arrives to oversee the transfer of Professor Leon Dushenko, a Russian scientist who as fled the U.S.S.R. An attempt is made on Dushenko's life with a monkey's paw-print found at the scene.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Richard Conte
Bill Locklin
Rona Anderson
Julia McCullum
Russell Napier
Superintendent Harrington
Sylva Langová
Hilde Heller, chief spy
John Horsley
Sergeant Gibson
Colin Gordon
Harry Martin - reporter
Donald Bisset
Editor Harris
Ken Hughes
Director
John King-Kelly
Spy Henchman
Eric Maschwitz
Writer
Bernard Rebel
Vinson - Spy Henchman
James Eastwood
Writer
Arnold Marlé
Prof. Leon Dushenko
Alec C. Snowden
Producer
Trevor Duncan
Composer
Josef Ambor
Cinematographer
Jane Welsh
Supt. McCollum - sanitarium
Aimée Delamain
Mrs. Henley
Jim O'Connolly
Production Manager
Geoffrey Muller
Editor
Inman Hunter
Editor
Ron Robson
Camera Operator
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
Dick Smith
Sound Recordist / Sound Supervisor
Jack Craig
Makeup Artist
Sidney Rider
Sound Recordist
Betty Parry
Continuity
Fred Ruff
First Assistant Director
John Smith
Second Assistant Director
Alice McLaren
Wardrobe Master
Media.
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Wiki.
Little Red Monkey is a 1955 British thriller film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Richard Conte, Rona Anderson and Russell Napier. Detectives from Scotland Yard investigate a series of murders of leading nuclear scientists, and are intrigued by strange reports received about the crimes. The film was released in the United States by Allied Artists as The Case of the Red Monkey.
The film was an international hit, and along with Confession (1955) proved a breakthrough for Anglo-Amalgamated. After its success the company began making more expensive productions, often hiring American stars for international appeal.