Counterblast
1948 film by Paul L. Stein
| Counterblast | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul L. Stein |
| Written by | Guy Morgan Jack Whittingham |
| Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
| Starring | Robert Beatty Mervyn Johns Nova Pilbeam Margaretta Scott |
| Cinematography | Moray Grant James Wilson |
| Edited by | Joseph Sterling |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | British National Films |
| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
Release date | 18 May 1948 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Counterblast is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Robert Beatty, Mervyn Johns and Nova Pilbeam.[1] It was made by British National Films at Elstree Studios.
Plot
A Nazi scientist escapes from prison, murders a leading professor and takes his place at a research laboratory, where he experiments with biological warfare with which he intends to wage the next war against Britain.
Cast
- Robert Beatty as Doctor Paul Rankin
- Mervyn Johns as Doctor Bruckner
- Nova Pilbeam as Tracy Hart
- Margaretta Scott as Sister Johnson
- Sybille Binder as Martha Lert, Bruckner's housekeeper
- Marie Lohr as Mrs Coles
- Karel Stepanek as Professor Inman
- Alan Wheatley as M.W. Kennedy
- Gladys Henson as Mrs Plum
- John Salew as Padre Latham
- Anthony Eustrel as Doctor Richard Forrester
- Carl Jaffe as Heinz
- Ronald Adam as Colonel Ingram
- Martin Miller as Van Hessian
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Major Walsh
- Olive Sloane as Ingram's Housekeeper
References
- ^ "BFI Film & TV Database - COUNTERBLAST (1948)". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
External links
- Counterblast at IMDb
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Films directed by Paul L. Stein
- Intrigue (1920)
- The Closed Chain (1920)
- My Wife's Diary (1920)
- The Eternal Struggle (1921)
- The Sacrifice of Ellen Larsen (1921)
- The Red Peacock (1921)
- A Debt of Honour (1921)
- It Illuminates, My Dear (1922)
- Power of Temptation (1922)
- The Chain Clinks (1923)
- A Dream of Happiness (1924)
- The Lion of Venice (1924)
- Fire of Love (1925)
- The Island of Dreams (1925)
- I Love You (1925)
- Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse (1926)
- My Official Wife (1926)
- The Forbidden Woman (1927)
- Don't Tell the Wife (1927)
- The Climbers (1927)
- Man-Made Women (1928)
- Honour Thy Mother (1928)
- Show Folks (1928)
- The Office Scandal (1929)
- Her Private Affair (1929)
- This Thing Called Love (1929)
- One Romantic Night (1930)
- The Lottery Bride (1930)
- Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
- Born to Love (1931)
- The Common Law (1931)
- A Woman Commands (1932)
- Lily Christine (1932)
- Breach of Promise (1932)
- The Song You Gave Me (1933)
- Red Wagon (1933)
- Blossom Time (1934)
- Heart's Desire (1935)
- Mimi (1935)
- Faithful (1936)
- Cafe Colette (1937)
- Jane Steps Out (1938)
- Black Limelight (1939)
- The Outsider (1939)
- Poison Pen (1939)
- Just like a Woman (1939)
- It Happened to One Man (1940)
- The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
- Talk About Jacqueline (1942)
- Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)
- Twilight Hour (1945)
- Waltz Time (1945)
- Lisbon Story (1946)
- The Laughing Lady (1946)
- Counterblast (1948)
- The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950)
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