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Don't Talk To Strange Men [1962]
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A really good effort
Review date: 2008-05-23 Rating: 8 out of 10
Taking into account the story was filmed with little budget, it is a really good effort! I didn't think it was scary but it did have it's tense moments. Certainly worth watching but such ashame Christina Gregg did not pursue an acting career.
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Effective little British B-movie
Review date: 2008-04-23 Rating: 6 out of 10
A rarely seen British B-movie from 1962, Don't Talk To Strange Men is a canny little thriller directed by Pat Jackson, who also helmed the Sidney James / Kenneth Connor `old dark house' comedy What A Carve Up the previous year. It stars Janina Faye, previously a child star in Hammer's Horror of Dracula (1958), and Christina Gregg, last seen being strangled by Harry H. Corbett's maniac in Cover Girl Killer (1959), as two sisters who manage to get mixed up with a psychopathic murderer. Despite it's village setting and slightly `twee' view of rural family life, the film still manages to build up a memorable atmosphere of danger and dread, as the (uncredited) voice on the phone sweet-talks the impressionable Gregg in the call box, and especially later on, when the younger Faye is confronted by the killer on a lonely country road. However, despite the film being a triumph of style over substance, it still doesn't solve the problem that there is a gaping plot hole at the centre of the film. When Gregg first answers the phone to the madman in the call box, who was he trying to ring? Was he randomly ringing call boxes in the hope that someone would pick up, or was he trying to sort out his motor insurance or something, and got through to her by accident?
I'm mildly surprised to see this film turn up on DVD, but now it has, might we soon get to see a few more `second features' from the same era? Cover Girl Killer, Life in Danger (1960), Smokescreen (1964)...
Don't Talk To Strange Men
Review date: 2008-02-06 Rating: 8 out of 10
I've given this film a 4 Star rating as like the other reviewers it has haunted me over the years . I saw it on TV in the 60's and it was SCARY.
Great to see it again and yes it's still creepy,shows what can be done on a budget doesn't it.
Gripping early Sixties suspenser!
Review date: 2007-10-11 Rating: 8 out of 10
The other review for this film says it all.
This film had only been shown about twice in 40 years on British television.
For what was only a supporting feature in it's November '62 release,it is somehow one of those chillers you always somehow remember-similar to CASH ON DEMAND.
It is quite riveting-full of period location footage: G.P.O. telephone kiosk and the routemaster bus.A rare gem indeed to be released from Bryanston Films.
British 60's suspense at it's best
Review date: 2007-09-21 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is one of the best suspense films made in the 1960's (1962 to be exact). The basic plot concerns a teenage girl Jean (played by Christina Gregg)who while waiting for a bus answers a ringing phone in a public callbox. She becomes attracted by the callers charming voice. Could he be the serial killer who is targetting young women in the area? To say more could ruin your enjoyment of the film.
The film was superbly directed by Pat Jackson. It was shot in black and white which adds to it's atmosphere. What makes the film so enjoyable are the earie locations particually the deserted county lane when the bus stop and callbox are. There are some great moments of suspence which I won't spoil for you, all I can say it would give Hitchcock a run for his money. Look out for Dandy Nichols (Till death Us Do Part)as the bus conductor.
The Best Of British collection is releasing so rare gems. The film is presented in fullscreen. The print is quite good - don't be put of by the appalling quality of the opening credits the print does improve. My only gripe is the lack of special features. We could have done with a commentary track by some of the actors or a making of doccumentary. Still at less than £10 you can't go wrong.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Cyril Raymond
Christina Gregg
Director(s):
Recording label: Odeon Entertainment
Manufacturer: Odeon Entertainment
EAN: 5060082511998
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Dolby, PAL,
Release date: 2007-09-24
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 65 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1962
Language: English (Original Language)