31:
323:
The trial begins at London's Old Bailey, where Tanner is opposed by his father, prosecuting counsel
Geoffrey Tanner. It soon becomes evident that things are going badly for Manning. Jurors are seen expressing their belief in Manning’s guilt even before the trial is over. Irene's mother offers hearsay
560:
wrote: "The film's main point of interest is the attempt to build up a convincing picture of the Old Bailey and the legal procedure attending a murder trial. The trial thus possesses a greater degree of authenticity than is usual, but the script clutters up the main story with several unncecessary
319:
Manning's wife, Jill, convinced he is innocent, contacts lawyers, but the defending barrister refuses to see her, wanting to preserve an objective view. She later wins the sympathy of junior counsel Peter Tanner, who visits
Manning in prison, believes in his protestation of innocence and makes the
327:
During a recess Peter Tanner sees
Clifford outside the courthouse, giving a sweet to a young girl. He identifies the sweet as the same as found on Irene. Tanner recalls Clifford for cross-examination, confronting him with the sweets, and instructing a street musician to play "Oranges and Lemons".
315:
for questioning and later arrested and charged with murder, with circumstantial evidence including his handkerchief, a coat fibre and the testimony of Mrs Zunz. A wartime pilot who suffered a head-wound, Manning starts to doubt his mind, wondering if he had suffered a blackout.
303:
by eight-year-old Irene, who says she has lost her doll. She then runs off, taunting
Manning as an April-fool prank. He stumbles and raises a fist at her in exasperation, witnessed by local resident Mrs Zunz. Irene is later found murdered on the bomb-site, strangled as she sang
569:
said: "Suspense thriller good for local consumption but under-dramatized for U.S. taste. ... The youngsters are all natural, and at times amusing. Lance
Comfort keeps to his usual high standard of direction."
324:
evidence that
Manning had given the victim sweets, and accusing Manning of murder. Following the testimony of prosecution witness Horace Clifford, all the evidence seems to point to Manning's guilt.
552:
said: "Human, thoughtful and down-to-earth crime melodrama, pivoting on the Old Bailey. ... Finely acted, shrewdly directed and flawlessly staged, it should intrigue and grip all classes."
1219:
561:
irrelevances. ... Harry
Welchman makes a welcome appearance as the Judge; the rest of the playing is as variable as the script."
1194:
1164:
790:
1174:
845:
648:
1209:
1204:
1189:
771:
283:
film (the title refers to the hour at which executions were traditionally carried out) that points out the danger of
955:
1051:
623:
1184:
1035:
170:
1214:
1179:
1169:
838:
577:
532:
87:
1075:
915:
907:
1159:
875:
556:
1199:
971:
446:
485:
284:
831:
796:
641:
812:
1091:
1027:
931:
720:
987:
979:
883:
867:
699:
548:
407:
338:
257:
100:
8:
1154:
1043:
1003:
479:
401:
128:
66:
1131:
1123:
1107:
947:
652:
564:
536:
511:
356:
344:
305:
280:
261:
115:
105:
580:
writes: "Promising suspense situation not credibly written, although sturdily acted."
1083:
1011:
891:
807:
767:
515:
146:
71:
1019:
899:
526:
522:
470:
823:
1115:
1067:
1059:
674:
Attenborough, Richard; O'Donnell, Cathy; Farr, Derek; Hunter, Ian (10 May 1954),
386:
939:
763:
497:
491:
452:
440:
380:
362:
296:
269:
30:
1148:
923:
855:
529:
312:
253:
47:
1099:
519:
431:
413:
392:
963:
598:
The Money Behind the Screen: A History of
British Film Finance, 1945-1985
368:
801:
675:
461:
350:
265:
249:
110:
374:
673:
300:
818:
287:
resulting in the death of a mistakenly accused prisoner.
853:
1146:
611:Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
518:in London. The film's sets were designed by the
760:British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959
328:Clifford breaks down, and Manning is cleared.
839:
609:Porter, Vincent. "The Robert Clark Account",
846:
832:
29:
628:British Film Institute Collections Search
757:
1147:
649:"EIGHT O'CLOCK WALK - A Timeless Plot"
827:
428:Robert Sydney as Ted Lane, dispatcher
600:. Edinburgh University Press, p. 358
590:
299:Tom Manning is led to an abandoned
13:
14:
1231:
1220:Films scored by George Melachrino
784:
1195:Films shot at Shepperton Studios
1165:Films directed by Lance Comfort
525:. It was the final film of the
437:Humphrey Morton as P.C. Tamplin
398:Cheryl Molineaux as Irene Evans
1175:Films about capital punishment
751:
732:
711:
707:(2391): 2432. 4 February 1954.
690:
667:
616:
613:, volume 20 no 4, 2000, p. 503
603:
425:Vernon Kelso as Superintendent
419:David Hannaford as Ernie Higgs
1:
1210:British black-and-white films
583:
505:
422:Sally Stephens as Edith Higgs
1205:1950s English-language films
542:
371:as Detective Chief Inspector
7:
308:" while feeding the ducks.
10:
1236:
916:Old Mother Riley Detective
728:(240): 39. 1 January 1935.
467:Dorothy Darke as Charwoman
16:1954 film by Lance Comfort
862:
535:, and was distributed by
233:
225:
217:
209:
199:
176:
166:
161:British Aviation Pictures
152:
142:
134:
124:
93:
83:
53:
43:
28:
23:
1190:British Lion Films films
718:"Death Goes to School".
697:"Death Goes to School".
434:as Joe, displaced cabbie
311:Manning is picked up by
758:Quinlan, David (1984).
747:(13): 6. 24 March 1954.
331:
290:
285:circumstantial evidence
275:Based on a true story,
185:16 March 1954
803:Eight O'Clock Walk
797:British Film Institute
739:"Eight O'Clock Walk".
1028:At the Stroke of Nine
721:Monthly Film Bulletin
557:Monthly Film Bulletin
510:The film was shot at
476:Sue Thackeray as Girl
383:as Justice Harrington
1185:Films shot in London
980:The Girl on the Pier
956:Daughter of Darkness
884:Those Kids from Town
868:Penn of Pennsylvania
700:Kinematograph Weekly
624:"Eight O'Clock Walk"
596:Chapman, J. (2022).
549:Kinematograph Weekly
458:Enid Hewitt as Grace
404:as Miss Ribden-White
377:as Mrs. Adeline Zunz
339:Richard Attenborough
258:Richard Attenborough
101:Richard Attenborough
1215:1950s British films
1180:Films set in London
1170:British drama films
1044:Make Mine a Million
1004:The Man in the Road
908:When We Are Married
575:British Sound Films
410:as Albert Pettigrew
402:Totti Truman Taylor
129:Brendan J. Stafford
1132:Devils of Darkness
1052:The Breaking Point
996:Eight O'Clock Walk
948:Temptation Harbour
854:Films directed by
814:Eight O’Clock Walk
792:Eight O'Clock Walk
764:B.T. Batsford Ltd.
741:Variety (magazine)
677:Eight O'Clock Walk
655:on 31 October 2012
512:Shepperton Studios
486:Henry B. Longhurst
464:as Gallery Regular
365:as Horace Clifford
359:as Geoffrey Tanner
306:Oranges and Lemons
281:capital punishment
277:Eight O'Clock Walk
248:is a 1954 British
245:Eight O'Clock Walk
171:British Lion Films
37:Eight O'Clock Walk
24:Eight O'Clock Walk
1142:
1141:
1084:The Painted Smile
1036:The Ugly Duckling
1012:Face in the Night
988:Bang! You're Dead
972:Portrait of Clare
892:Squadron Leader X
488:as Clerk of Court
241:
240:
147:George Melachrino
72:Katherine Strueby
1227:
1160:1954 drama films
1020:Man from Tangier
900:Escape to Danger
848:
841:
834:
825:
824:
778:
777:
755:
749:
748:
736:
730:
729:
715:
709:
708:
694:
688:
687:
686:
684:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
651:. Archived from
645:
639:
638:
636:
634:
620:
614:
607:
601:
594:
523:Norman G. Arnold
471:Bartlett Mullins
449:as Prison Doctor
192:
190:
35:1954 poster for
33:
21:
20:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1225:
1224:
1200:Courtroom films
1145:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1116:Tomorrow at Ten
1068:Pit of Darkness
876:Hatter's Castle
858:
852:
787:
782:
781:
774:
756:
752:
738:
737:
733:
717:
716:
712:
696:
695:
691:
682:
680:
672:
668:
658:
656:
647:
646:
642:
632:
630:
622:
621:
617:
608:
604:
595:
591:
586:
545:
508:
503:
500:as Prison Guard
387:Kynaston Reeves
353:as Peter Tanner
347:as Jill Manning
345:Cathy O'Donnell
334:
293:
262:Cathy O'Donnell
202:
195:
188:
186:
179:
162:
157:
155:
120:
106:Cathy O'Donnell
79:
63:Gordon Harboard
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1233:
1223:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1128:
1120:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1076:Touch of Death
1072:
1064:
1056:
1048:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
992:
984:
976:
968:
960:
952:
944:
936:
928:
920:
912:
904:
896:
888:
880:
872:
863:
860:
859:
851:
850:
843:
836:
828:
822:
821:
810:
799:
786:
785:External links
783:
780:
779:
772:
750:
731:
710:
689:
666:
640:
615:
602:
588:
587:
585:
582:
544:
541:
507:
504:
502:
501:
498:Patrick Jordan
495:
494:as Mrs Peskitt
492:Elsie Wagstaff
489:
483:
482:as Jury Member
477:
474:
468:
465:
459:
456:
455:as Mrs. Gurney
453:Jean St. Clair
450:
444:
441:Arthur Hewlett
438:
435:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
411:
405:
399:
396:
390:
384:
381:Harry Welchman
378:
372:
366:
363:Maurice Denham
360:
354:
348:
342:
341:as Tom Manning
335:
333:
330:
320:case his own.
292:
289:
270:Maurice Denham
239:
238:
235:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
215:
214:
213:United Kingdom
211:
207:
206:
203:
200:
197:
196:
194:
193:
182:
180:
177:
174:
173:
168:
167:Distributed by
164:
163:
160:
158:
153:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
138:Francis Bieber
136:
132:
131:
126:
125:Cinematography
122:
121:
119:
118:
113:
108:
103:
97:
95:
91:
90:
85:
81:
80:
78:
77:
74:
69:
64:
61:
57:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1232:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1006:
1005:
1001:
998:
997:
993:
990:
989:
985:
982:
981:
977:
974:
973:
969:
966:
965:
961:
958:
957:
953:
950:
949:
945:
942:
941:
937:
934:
933:
929:
926:
925:
924:Hotel Reserve
921:
918:
917:
913:
910:
909:
905:
902:
901:
897:
894:
893:
889:
886:
885:
881:
878:
877:
873:
870:
869:
865:
864:
861:
857:
856:Lance Comfort
849:
844:
842:
837:
835:
830:
829:
826:
820:
816:
815:
811:
809:
805:
804:
800:
798:
794:
793:
789:
788:
775:
773:0-7134-1874-5
769:
766:p. 305.
765:
761:
754:
746:
742:
735:
727:
723:
722:
714:
706:
702:
701:
693:
679:
678:
670:
654:
650:
644:
629:
625:
619:
612:
606:
599:
593:
589:
581:
579:
578:David Quinlan
576:
571:
568:
567:
562:
559:
558:
553:
551:
550:
540:
538:
534:
531:
528:
524:
521:
517:
513:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
473:as Hargreaves
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
416:as Mrs. Higgs
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
395:as Mrs. Evans
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
336:
329:
325:
321:
317:
314:
313:Scotland Yard
309:
307:
302:
298:
295:Just-married
288:
286:
282:
278:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
256:and starring
255:
254:Lance Comfort
251:
247:
246:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
198:
184:
183:
181:
175:
172:
169:
165:
159:
151:
148:
145:
141:
137:
133:
130:
127:
123:
117:
114:
112:
109:
107:
104:
102:
99:
98:
96:
92:
89:
86:
82:
75:
73:
70:
68:
65:
62:
59:
58:
56:
52:
49:
48:Lance Comfort
46:
42:
38:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1130:
1122:
1114:
1106:
1100:Blind Corner
1098:
1090:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
995:
994:
986:
978:
970:
962:
954:
946:
938:
930:
922:
914:
906:
898:
890:
882:
874:
866:
813:
802:
791:
759:
753:
744:
740:
734:
725:
719:
713:
704:
698:
692:
681:, retrieved
676:
669:
657:. Retrieved
653:the original
643:
631:. Retrieved
627:
618:
610:
605:
597:
592:
574:
572:
565:
563:
555:
554:
547:
546:
537:British Lion
520:art director
509:
432:Max Brimmell
414:Grace Arnold
408:Robert Adair
393:Eithne Dunne
326:
322:
318:
310:
294:
276:
274:
252:directed by
244:
243:
242:
237:£94,602 (UK)
201:Running time
178:Release date
36:
18:
1124:Be My Guest
1108:Live It Up!
964:Silent Dust
819:ReelStreets
533:George King
527:independent
516:on location
480:Ian Fleming
447:Philip King
443:as Reynolds
369:Bruce Seton
297:taxi driver
279:is an anti-
88:George King
84:Produced by
76:John Baines
60:Jack Roffey
44:Directed by
1155:1954 films
1149:Categories
762:. London:
633:8 November
584:References
506:Production
462:Noel Dyson
357:Ian Hunter
351:Derek Farr
266:Derek Farr
250:drama film
234:Box office
205:87 minutes
189:1954-03-16
154:Production
116:Ian Hunter
111:Derek Farr
67:Guy Morgan
54:Written by
1092:The Break
932:Great Day
543:Reception
375:Lily Kann
135:Edited by
1060:Rag Doll
683:27 March
530:producer
389:as Munro
301:bombsite
218:Language
143:Music by
94:Starring
940:Bedelia
795:at the
566:Variety
229:£49,216
221:English
210:Country
187: (
156:company
1135:(1965)
1127:(1965)
1119:(1963)
1111:(1963)
1103:(1963)
1095:(1963)
1087:(1962)
1079:(1961)
1071:(1961)
1063:(1961)
1055:(1961)
1047:(1959)
1039:(1959)
1031:(1957)
1023:(1957)
1015:(1957)
1007:(1956)
999:(1954)
991:(1954)
983:(1953)
975:(1950)
967:(1949)
959:(1948)
951:(1947)
943:(1946)
935:(1945)
927:(1944)
919:(1943)
911:(1943)
903:(1943)
895:(1943)
887:(1942)
879:(1942)
871:(1941)
770:
659:15 May
226:Budget
808:IMDb
768:ISBN
685:2017
661:2014
635:2023
514:and
332:Cast
291:Plot
268:and
817:at
806:at
745:194
705:443
573:In
1151::
743:.
726:21
724:.
703:.
626:.
539:.
272:.
264:,
260:,
847:e
840:t
833:v
776:.
663:.
637:.
304:"
191:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
