The Crooked Road 1965

 

Director: Don Chaffey

 

Writers: Don Chaffey, J. Garrison, Morris L. West

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Rôle: Harlequin

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Release Date: 3 February 1965

 

Synopsis: An American journalist plans to expose as a crook the dictator of a small Balkan state, but finds himself framed for murder.

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Comment: Marius is very good as a rather shadowy figure just known as "Harlequin'. He looks very dapper in his tailored jacket and beautiful silk scarf and then later in evening dress but then he usually does. I know that I'm commenting a lot on his wardrobe in my reviews but I think that he did most of these film roles in the 60s so that he could afford to get back to acting on the stage, his first love, as opposed to his old friend Patrick Troughton who hated acting on stage and preferred film and TV.

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Availability: DVD (Warner Archive Collection) Release Date: 30 June 2014.