Your Witness (film)
Your Witness is a 1950 British drama film directed by and starring Robert Montgomery, with Leslie Banks, Felix Aylmer, and Andrew Cruickshank in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by Hugo Butler and Ian McLellan Hunter.
Plot: An American lawyer travels to a small English village to help an old World War II friend who is accused of murder.
Production and release: The film was produced by Joan Harrison for Coronado Productions and shot at Teddington Studios. It was Coronado’s first film, and Warner Brothers (UK) distributed it. It opened in the United Kingdom on 6 March 1950. The running time is 100 minutes, and the language is English. The budget was about £108,600 (roughly $1 million), and the film earned around £90,000 at the box office.
Cast highlights: Robert Montgomery, Leslie Banks, Felix Aylmer, and Andrew Cruickshank.
Reception: The New York Times called Eye Witness a pleasant blend of British and American cinema, suitable for light entertainment rather than a standout. The Monthly Film Bulletin criticized its attempt at English village atmosphere and slow pacing, though it noted Montgomery’s performance. TV Guide gave it 2 out of 5 stars, calling it a routine crime melodrama. Leslie Halliwell found it an interesting but ineffective mix of comedy and courtroom drama, and David Quinlan described it as an average, sometimes suspenseful but slow thriller.
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