Interpol (film)

Interpol
	Original US film poster
Directed by	John Gilling
Produced by	Albert R. Broccoli; Irving Allen
Written by	John Paton
Based on	Interpol; 1955 novel; by A.J. Forrest
Starring	Victor Mature; Anita Ekberg; Trevor Howard
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography	Ted Moore
Edited by	Richard Best
Production; company	Warwick Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	2 April 1957
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Interpol known in the US as Pickup Alley is a 1957 British Warwick Films film noir crime film shot in CinemaScope starring Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard, Bonar Colleano and Sid James.[1] It concerns an Interpol effort to stamp out a major drug-smuggling cartel in numerous countries around the world. Victor Mature plays a US narcotics officer, with Trevor Howard as a drug baron. One reviewer described the film as a "feeble thriller", although it praised the performance of Howard.[2] In the United States it was released as a double feature with The Brothers Rico.[3]

Plot summary

Charles Sturgis (Victor Mature) is an FBI agent on the trail of a drug smuggling operation, following his quarry all over the Continent. The criminal mastermind Frank McNally (Trevor Howard) is something of a lunatic, who has already strangled Mature's sister to death just for the hell of it. Gina Broger (Anita Ekberg) is Frank's luscious courier.[4]

Cast

Victor Mature as Charles Sturgis
Anita Ekberg as Gina Broger
Trevor Howard as Frank McNally
Bonar Colleano as Amalio
Dorothy Alison as Helen
André Morell as Commissioner Breckner
Martin Benson as Captain Varolli
Eric Pohlmann as Etienne Fayala
Peter Illing as Captain Baris
Sydney Tafler as Curtis
Lionel Murton as Murphy
Danny Green as Second Bartender
Alec Mango as Salko
Sid James as Joe as First Bartender
Marne Maitland as Guido Martinelli
Harold Kasket as Kalish

Production

The film was made by Warwick Productions, who had previously shot Zarak. starring Victor Mature and Anita Ekberg. Michael Wilding was originally announced for the role later played by Trevor Howard.[5]

The story was based on the files of the International Criminal Police Commission. Shooting took place in New York, Paris, Rome, Genoa (Italy), Madrid, London and Athens beginning 15 August 1956.[6]

References

BFI.org
Radio Times Guide to Films (2004). p. 708
Interpol at IMDb
Interpol at AllMovie
Schallert, Edwin (24 March 1956). "Drama: 'Interpol' on Schedule for Wilding; Richards Booming; Elliott Sleuth". Los Angeles Times. p. 13.
OSCAR GODBOUT (23 June 1956). "GREGORY TO FILM NOVEL BY KANTOR: Producer Will Make 'On My Honor' From 'God and My Country' for R.K.O. Warwick Signs Two Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 15.

External links

Interpol at IMDb
Interpol at AllMovie
Interpol at the TCM Movie Database
Interpol at Rotten Tomatoes
Pickup Alley at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[1] BFI.org

[2] Radio Times Guide to Films (2004). p. 708

[3] Interpol at IMDb

[4] Interpol at AllMovie

[5] Schallert, Edwin (24 March 1956). "Drama: 'Interpol' on Schedule for Wilding; Richards Booming; Elliott Sleuth". Los Angeles Times. p. 13.

[6] OSCAR GODBOUT (23 June 1956). "GREGORY TO FILM NOVEL BY KANTOR: Producer Will Make 'On My Honor' From 'God and My Country' for R.K.O. Warwick Signs Two Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 15.