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Release Year1954
Runtime1h 01m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Thriller
Votes2
DirectorMaurice Elvey
WritersBrock Williams
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsThe Harassed Hero
About The Harassed Hero
Poor Mr. Murray Selwyn (Guy Middleton)! He's suffering from 'Acute Apprehension Complex' and his doctors have strongly recommended that he avoid any stress or excitement in his life. Unfortunately -- thanks to a chance encounter in a London taxi cab -- he now finds himself at the very centre of an explosive international criminal caper and his life is filled with suitcases full of hot money, desperate gunmen and vanishing bodies! More dangerous still, he's been cared for by the rather ravishing Nurse Brook (Joan Winmill Brown) -- a girl guaranteed to stimulate any red-blooded English gentleman! How much excitement can one man take?
Directed by Maurice Elvey, The Harassed Hero leans on a strong ensemble — Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill Brown, Elwyn Brook-Jones — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1954.
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