UK, 1955
76m
35mm film
mono, English
A British science fiction film directed by Ken Hughes. Production began on 4 February 1955 and it was originally released in the UK on 24 October 1955.
Plot Summary
The body of atomic scientist Stephen Rayner is found in the Thames. But who is that person who appears to be Rayner working at a top-secret atomic establishment?
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Ken Hughes
Copyright 1955 by Anglo Guild Productions
Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd. Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy present Merton Park Studios’ production
Made by: Merton Park Studios Limited
Produced by: Alec C. Snowden
Production Manager: Jim O’Connolly
Screenplay by: Charles Eric Maine
1st Assistant Director: Denis Johnson
2nd Assistant Director: Ted Sturgis
Continuity: Marjorie Owens
Director of Photography: A.T. Dinsdale
Camera Operator: Ron Robson
Stills Cameraman: Charles Trigg
Film Editor: Geoffrey Muller
Music Director: Richard Taylor
Sound Supervisor: Richard A. Smith
Sound Recordists: Dick Smith, Ron Abbott
Sound Re-recording: Peter T. Davies *
Sound Editor: Jim Groom
Western Electric Recording
Wardrobe Mistress: June Kirby
Make-Up: Jack Craig
Hair Dresser: June Robinson
Art Director: George Haslam
Cast
Gene Nelson ([Mike] Delaney)
Faith Domergue (Jill Robowski)
Joseph Tomelty (Detective Inspector Cleary)
Donald Gray (Robert Maitland)
Vic Perry ([Emmanuel] Vasquo)
Paul Hardtmuth (Bressler)
Martin Wyldeck (Dr Preston)
Peter Arne (Stephen Rayner/Jarvis)
Leonard Williams (Detective Sergeant Haines)
Barry MacKay (Inspector Hammond)
Mary Jones (Sister Brown)
Philip Dale (Dr Peters)
Carl Jaffe (Dr Marks)
Patricia Driscoll, Philippa Hiatt (x-ray assistants)
Gordon Bell (assistant surgeon)
Ian Cooper (anaethetist)
Vanda Godsell (stenographer)
Launce Maraschal (editor [Alcott])
Charles Hawtrey (office boy)
Dervis Ward (Allegan)
Anthony Woodruffe (nuclear physicist)
Brian O’Higgins (Pat the barman)
Alternative Titles
7 sekuntia – Finland
The Atomic Man – USA
Det gäller sekunder – Sweden
Sette secondi più tardi – Italy
Links
Remake of
Time Slip (1953)
References
Books
- Allied Artists Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films by Michael R. Pitts pp.3-5 – credits, synopsis, review
- Horror and Science Fiction Films: A Checklist by Donald C. Willis p.30 – credits
- Island of Terror: A Book of 60 Great* British SF and Fantasy Movies from 1936-1984 *And not so Great by Keith Topping pp.119-125
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.20 – credits
