Solo for Sparrow

Solo for Sparrow is a 1962 crime film directed by Gordon Flemyng and produced by Jack Greenwood and Abhinandan Nikhanj, part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British second-features.[2] It stars Anthony Newlands, Glyn Houston and Nadja Regin, and features Michael Caine in an early supporting role.[3] The film was released in America in 1966, when the producers capitalised on Caine's new-found fame and released it with his name above the title.[4]

Solo for Sparrow
Directed byGordon Flemyng
Produced byJack Greenwood
Abhinandan Nikhanj
Written byRoger Marshall
Based onnovel The Gunner by Edgar Wallace[1]
StarringAnthony Newlands
Music byBernard Ebbinghouse
CinematographyBert Mason
Edited byRobert Jordan Hill
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (U.K.)
Release date
1962
Running time
56 mins.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Inspector Sparrow (Glyn Houston) is a provincial detective who sets up his own private-eye firm when Scotland Yard meddles with his business. When crooks accidentally kill a shop cashier while stealing the keys to the jewellery shop where she works, Sparrow goes to work. He successfully tracks down the criminals and turns them over to Scotland Yard.

Cast

References
  1. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  2. "Solo for Sparrow (1962)".
  3. "Solo for Sparrow (1965) - Gordon Flemyng - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
  4. "Solo for Sparrow - Film from RadioTimes".
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