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Old 11-07-2008, 06:26 PM
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I believe that some of Francis Durbridge's stories made it onto film. But does anyone know the names of them please? THanks.

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John Mills starred in two in '57; Vicious Circle and Town on Trial.
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Portrait of Alison aka Postmark to Danger
The Teckman Mystery
Send for Paul Temple
Calling Paul Temple
Paul Temple's Triumph
The Return of Paul Temple
Operation Diplomat
The Vicious Circle
Town on Trial

There has also been a Paul Temple TV series and more than one TV version of Melissa, several other TV adaptations plus countless German film/TV productions.

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Ah for the days when "The Teckman Mystery" was on BBC TV! First film I ever recorded in the 1970's
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THE TECKMAN BIOGRAPHY (3 parts)26.12.53 to 9.01.54Cast: Patrick Barr, Pamela Alan.
Episode titles:
1. The Proposition
2. Charmaine
3. 47, Harrison Court
4. A cable from Kessner
5. The Man
6. Third person
The theme music for this serial was "The Shadow Waltz" by Paul Dubois.
It was made into a feature film in 1955," The Teckman Mystery", with John Justin and Margaret Leighton.
Plot: An author commissioned to write the biography of a dead airman finds him very much alive and his own life in danger.
The theme tune for "The Teckman Biography" was 'The Shadow Waltz' and was written by Clive Richardson under the pseudonym Paul Dubois

"The Teckman Biography" (1953)

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John Justin was excellent - as always - in the film

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It's a good film ..... I wish a nice boxset of Durbridge films would be put together, alas I doubt it will ever happen.
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Having just re-read this thread I must point out that Town on Trial is not, in fact, written by Francis Durbridge. Sorry.
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