Moment of Indiscretion

Produced byStarringCinematographyMusic byDistributed byUnited Artists Corporation (UK)71 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Moment of Indiscretion is a low budget 1958 British crime film directed by Max Varnel and starring Ronald Howard and Lana Morris.^[1]

Plot

Janet Miller is accused of the murder of a woman. Janet's handkerchief and spare house key have been discovered at the crime scene, and she is cagey about her whereabouts on the night in question. It turns out she was a witness to the murder, but has her own reasons for keeping quiet. Her lawyer husband John leaps to her defence and attempts to track down the real killer.

Cast

• Ronald Howard as John Miller
• Lana Morris as Janet Miller
• John Stone as Eric Stanton
• Denis Shaw as Inspector Marsh
• Piers Keelan as Detective Sargeant Field
• John Witty as Brian
• John Van Eyssen as Corby
• Ann Lynn as Pauline
• Totti Truman Taylor as Mrs. Cartier
• Robert Dorning as Mr. Evans
• Judy Bruce as Vicki

Production

Two discrepancies occur in the film. First, Janet Miller positively identifies the murderer and tells the police she'll never forget his face; yet, when witnessing the murder, she only ever sees his back – just as her character is depicted in the theatrical release poster. Second, the film was made and set in 1958^{[citation needed]}; yet the pawnshop ticket, which provides the final evidence of an event which was supposed to have occurred just a few months before is dated "February 1956".

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This low-budget thriller lacks all conviction and vitality, and the valiant acting of the cast is unable to overcome the handicap of a feeble script. Direction makes no attempt to compensate for the deficiencies of the material, but is otherwise adequate to the demands of unambitious second feature production."^[2]

References

External links

• Moment of Indiscretion at IMDb
• Moment of Indiscretion at New York Times
• Moment of Indiscretion then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets