Green for Danger
Starring: Alastair Sim, Leo Genn, Sally Gray
Director: Sidney Gilliat
Writer: Christianna Brand
Producer: Frank Launder
Green for Danger (also known as The Mad Killer) is a 1946 British mystery thriller film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Rosamund John, Leo Genn and Alastair Sim. It was written by Gilliat and Claud Gurney, based on the 1944 detective novel of the same name by Christianna Brand. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in England.
Trivia
- Based on Green for Danger (novel by Christianna Brand).
- The film was based on a novel by Christianna Brand.
- The New York Times called it "extremely involved." Sidney Gilliat said he bought a copy of the novel at Victoria Station to read on a train.
- In January 1946, it was announced that Robert Morley would star.
Filming Locations
- Pinewood Studios
Previous Showings
9 Runs • 7 Festivals
7,393 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (January 15, 1948)
Original Run: January 15, 1948 (Thursday - Saturday)
All runs on record (9):
- January 15, 1948 (Thursday - Saturday)Trevor Howard, Sally Grey
- October 9 - 12, 1993 · 1,128 ticketsw/ The Blue Lamp
- October 26 - 28, 2001 · 940 ticketsHoliday 2001w/ The Hound of the Baskervilles
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- August 30 - 31, 2007 · 635 ticketsSummer 2007 63 films in 12 weeks, including 22 films starring Fred Astairew/ Sabotage
- May 12 - 14, 2010 · 830 ticketsSpring 2010w/ Genevieve
- July 8 - 10, 2015 · 745 ticketsSummer 2015 Forty Classics from the Golden Age Including Kurosawa in Augustw/ Lady Hamilton <aka> That Hamilton Woman
- September 4 - 6, 2018 · 472 ticketsSummer 2018w/ Seven Days to Noon
- August 21 - 23, 2026 · 1,580 ticketsSummer 2026 including the Films of Marilyn Monroew/ Witness for the Prosecution