dulwichdave

having missed sky+-ing this on tuesday, I am now eagerly awaiting delivery of the dvd of this fantastic film. truly a classic. alistair sim was, of course, brilliant as he always was. casting, script, acting and direction were memorable. does anyone share my enthusiasm? I s[potted that sim's scrooge was on the box a few weeks ago and parked on the sofa, glass of wine in hand, hankies at the ready, only to find it was a colorised version — and a deeply crap version at that. can no one stamp on this curse?

CaptainWaggett

Green for Danger is also on More4 on Monday if anyone is looking for it. And is usually on Film4 at least 6 times a year.

kezzy

I only saw it recently for the first time, and I agree that it is a superb film. As a whodunnit I think it trumps the roughly contemporaneous 'And Then There Were None', which - while great fun - seems crude by comparison. Even with such a small cast to choose from, I bet hardly anyone guesses the villain in GFD. But the clues are there. And the lightness of touch is simply Launder and Gilliat in their pomp. Everything's in proportion. And isn't Megs Jenkins marvellous?

howard 65

The whole cast is marvellous

SALLY GRAY, ROSAMUND JOHN, MEGS, JENKINS, JUDY CAMPBELL, TREVOR HOWARD, LEO GENN AND, OF COURSE, ALISTAIR SIM

CaptainWaggett

You're right there. I've seen it several times and I can still never remember who the villain is (just as with Cottage to Let I can never remember which particular character actors are Nazi spies). Which is all to the good as it means I can watch them both every time they turn up on Film4 and still be surprised. Megs Jenkins is always marvellous - she's great in Millions Like Us.

Ealingfilmfan

This scene always used to scare the living daylights out of me......:-)

YouTube - green for danger

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hankoler

I will be watching this, this afternoon.

zandycap

I just had the dvd delivered this morning. great movie i aint seen for years, and am very much looking forward to.

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LieutenantJohn

In view of my failure - correction, comparative failure.

Inspector Cockrill {a brilliant Alastair Sim} investigates a weird double murder that has taken place in a British WWII emergency hospital.

Sadly this seems to be a largely overlooked British film, brought to us from the excellent Gilliat & Launder teaming, Green For Danger is as good a British mystery that was ever made. Boasting the acting talents of Alastair Sim, Trevor Howard, Sally Gray, Leo Genn and Rosamund John, this adaptation of the Christianna Brand novel feels like an Agatha Christie staple, twisty and deep with whodunnitry, it plays out to its finale with a seamless sense of joy. Everyone involved appears to be enjoying themselves and this only heightens the warmth that oozes out from the screen, the scripting is simple and light, and the direction as tight as one could hope for.

Hugely enjoyable piece that puts the Great into Great Britain, 9/10.

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Marky B

I agree with you entirely,John,but I think you'll find it is not overlooked on this site.
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DB7

Certainly not as overlooked as other Launder & Gilliat films like I See A Dark Stranger.

You'd think that the premise of murder inside a hospital wouldn't be especially engaging but Sim really works his magic as the sardonic detective.

LieutenantJohn

So sorry for the error as such, these are my recent user comments on IMDb, a place i love very much, but sadly doesn`t have a great deal of input for British greats


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CaptainWaggett

It's on Film 4 fairly regularly and there's a Criterion dvd - I'd have thought it was now one of the more familiar 1940s British films. It's very good though.

PrAnG!

Love this movie.