A Tomb with a View
| A Tomb with a View | |
|---|---|
| Based on | A Tomb with a View by Lance Sieveking |
| Written by | Lance Sieveking |
| Directed by | Lance Sieveking |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1951 |
A Tomb with a View is a 1951 British television play set in Monte Carlo.
It was based on a 1950 novel by Lance Sieveking, who also wrote and directed the television version.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Jean Anderson as Miss Heron
- Elwyn Brook-Jones as Walter Cream
- Robert Brown as Alec Lanch
- Diane Cilento as Amy Heron
- Selma Vaz Dias as Irma Fornas-Mertz
- Richard Goolden as Ex-Insp. Renishaw CID
- Katie Johnson as Mrs. Heron
- Mary Merrall as Zoe Ballantyne
Reception
[edit]The Evening Sentinel thought the author "tried to do too much."[3]
The Birmingham Mail felt the handling of the first half was "bewildering... it was impossible to realise what it was about."[4]
The Manchester Evening News called it "a resounding failure".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Books To Read". Live Wire. No. 1205. Victoria, Australia. 18 July 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SWEENEY TODD'S CORNER Warning to crime amateurs". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 32, 551. Victoria, Australia. 30 December 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Television". Evening Sentinel. 14 November 1951. p. 9.
- ^ "Listening In Looking In". Birmingham Evening Mail. 19 November 1951. p. 2.
- ^ "Taking stock of 1951". Manchester Evening News. 28 December 1951. p. 6.
External links
[edit]- A Tomb with a View at IMDb
- Tomb with a View at Genome