408:. In the novel the duplicate, named Dorothy and nicknamed Dot, falls into a depression over being married to Bill while she is in love with Robin. She has a breakdown and has to go on holiday with Bill to recover. After they return Bill starts working on a power generator, which explodes, killing him. Lena tries to convince Robin to accept both her and Dot, but he refuses. A couple of weeks later Lena and Dot have an accident while diving in a river. One of them dies and the other is seriously injured. Dr Harvey and Robin are startled when they discover that the surviving woman cannot recall anything after the duplication and they suppose that she is repressing painful memories, so she may be Dot. Dr Harvey finds out about the marks on Dot's neck in Bill's notes and tells Robin, convincing him that the survivor is Lena. In an epilogue he reveals that he also discovered a note in which Bill recalled that during her holiday Dot had undergone plastic surgery to erase the marks, which means that there is no way of knowing whether the survivor is Lena or Dot. Dr Harvey destroys the note, enabling Robin and Lena, or Dot, to remain happy in the belief that the survivor is Lena.
357:
that electric shock therapy can be used to erase Helen's knowledge of Robin. Not wishing to compete with Lena for Robin's affections, Helen agrees to the therapy. Bill convinces Lena to help him with the procedure. The process proceeds as planned, but the apparatus overheats, explodes and causes a terrific fire.
356:
Hoping that he can win Lena's affections, Bill convinces her to allow him to use the
Reproducer to create a duplicate of her. The experiment succeeds and Bill names the duplicate "Helen". Because Helen is an exact copy, when she is introduced to Robin she also falls in love with him. Bill believes
360:
Robin and Dr Harvey arrive in time to rescue a woman from the fire. Bill and the other woman perish in the flames. Harvey, having been briefed on the situation by Robin, discovers that the woman has amnesia. The two men wonder whom they have saved. Dr Harvey recalls that Bill had to start Helen's
31:
352:
Lena returns to the village, and Bill and Robin's forgotten childhood feelings return. In time they abandon their work on the
Reproducer, and Robin leaves the village to learn his family's business. Bill is disappointed to discover that Lena loves Robin and intends to marry him.
348:
Bill and Robin are boyhood friends who compete for the affections of Lena, a beautiful girl about their own age. Lena's family moves away, and in adulthood the two men become scientists. They collaborate on the
Reproducer, a machine that can exactly duplicate physical objects.
376:. The laboratory set includes "a welter of retorts, alembics, rheostats and plain, old neon tubing". This chaotic, improvised laboratory setting has been contrasted with the sophisticated labs portrayed in the
361:
heart with a device that he attached to the back of her neck, leaving two scars. Robin is relieved to find that there are no marks on the neck of the woman they have rescued: she is Lena.
313:
The film deals with the moral and scientific themes (not to mention "mad lab" scenes) that were soon to put Hammer Films on the map with the same director's
380:
films of the 1930s. The film relies on a minimum of trick photography and special effects, which may have been compromised by its limited budget.
1226:
493:
1201:
1176:
986:
724:
1181:
1058:
535:
640:
1211:
1206:
1196:
1171:
1138:
1216:
1166:
1050:
1186:
503:
568:
1130:
1191:
994:
1221:
1114:
717:
1090:
1026:
978:
786:
553:
1122:
1106:
325:
1042:
962:
315:
1082:
1034:
1010:
866:
710:
373:
303:
168:
341:
to relate an unusual occurrence that happened in his village. The bulk of the story is told in
429:
307:
291:
105:
1018:
1002:
874:
778:
697:
342:
1066:
946:
930:
890:
762:
754:
453:
423:
299:
279:
115:
596:
8:
1161:
970:
842:
794:
746:
468:
938:
770:
539:
922:
898:
686:
499:
405:
287:
71:
1098:
954:
702:
377:
84:
914:
882:
834:
818:
645:
Battered, Tattered, Yellowed, & Creased ~ Adventures in
Vintage Genre Fiction
462:
435:
188:
120:
802:
734:
417:
295:
283:
182:
153:
143:
110:
89:
44:
1155:
810:
691:
441:
384:
554:"The Four Sided Triangle (1953) - Terence Fisher - Cast and Crew - AllMovie"
906:
447:
389:
826:
338:
54:
680:
1074:
387:
in August 1952 and was photographed by George
Douglas for the magazine
858:
30:
133:
383:
Filming over two days of the five-week schedule took place at
404:
features some differences from the original novel by
732:
1153:
520:Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story
569:"Movie Review: The Four Sided Triangle (1953)"
495:The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film
718:
641:"The Four-Sided Triangle – William F. Temple"
638:
634:
632:
396:
725:
711:
629:
29:
591:
589:
337:Dr Harvey, a rural physician, breaks the
1059:Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1227:English-language science fiction films
1154:
1139:Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
620:
586:
1202:Films based on science fiction novels
706:
530:
528:
491:
459:Jennifer Dearman as Lena in childhood
364:
667:Hearne, Marcus, and Jonathan Rigby.
13:
669:Four Sided Triangle: Viewing Notes
566:
525:
14:
1238:
674:
625:. London: John Long. p. 240.
323:has most in common with Fisher's
286:, adapted from the 1949 novel by
1177:Films directed by Terence Fisher
1182:Films scored by Malcolm Arnold
1131:Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
671:(accompanying R2 DVD release)
614:
560:
546:
512:
492:Goble, Alan (1 January 1999).
485:
1:
1212:British black-and-white films
1207:Films based on British novels
1197:Hammer Film Productions films
1172:British science fiction films
995:The Man Who Could Cheat Death
987:The Hound of the Baskervilles
478:
1217:1950s English-language films
597:"Four Sided Triangle (1953)"
536:"Four Sided Triangle (1953)"
7:
1167:1950s science fiction films
1091:Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1027:The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
979:The Revenge of Frankenstein
474:Edith Saville as Lady Grant
16:1953 film by Terence Fisher
10:
1243:
1187:Films shot at Bray Studios
1107:Frankenstein Created Woman
662:
397:Differences from the novel
326:Frankenstein Created Woman
1043:The Curse of the Werewolf
963:The Curse of Frankenstein
741:
508:– via Google Books.
316:The Curse of Frankenstein
263:
255:
247:
237:
198:
175:
159:
149:
139:
129:
98:
77:
62:
50:
40:
35:Theatrical release poster
28:
23:
1083:The Earth Dies Screaming
1051:The Phantom of the Opera
1035:Sword of Sherwood Forest
1011:The Stranglers of Bombay
621:Temple, William (1949).
411:
372:was an early effort by
332:
304:Hammer Film Productions
169:Hammer Film Productions
567:W., A. (16 May 1953).
420:as Lena Maitland/Helen
393:(issue of 30 August).
222:15 June 1953
1115:Night of the Big Heat
1019:The Brides of Dracula
498:. Walter de Gruyter.
456:as Robin in childhood
302:. It was produced by
215: (United Kingdom)
207:25 May 1953
1192:Films set in England
1067:The Horror of It All
947:The Last Man to Hang
891:A Stranger Came Home
787:The Astonished Heart
763:To the Public Danger
542:on 18 February 2017.
450:as Bill in childhood
280:science-fiction film
230: (United States)
1222:1950s British films
1123:The Devil Rides Out
851:Four Sided Triangle
795:So Long at the Fair
747:A Song for Tomorrow
693:Four Sided Triangle
682:Four Sided Triangle
639:admiral.ironbombs.
623:Four-Sided Triangle
402:Four Sided Triangle
370:Four Sided Triangle
321:Four Sided Triangle
275:Four Sided Triangle
68:Four Sided Triangle
24:Four Sided Triangle
939:The Gelignite Gang
771:Portrait from Life
733:Films directed by
698:TCM Movie Database
573:The New York Times
365:Production details
278:is a 1953 British
1149:
1148:
923:Stolen Assignment
899:Final Appointment
406:William F. Temple
288:William F. Temple
271:
270:
72:William F. Temple
1234:
1099:Island of Terror
955:Kill Me Tomorrow
727:
720:
713:
704:
703:
656:
655:
653:
651:
636:
627:
626:
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
593:
584:
583:
581:
579:
564:
558:
557:
550:
544:
543:
538:. Archived from
532:
523:
516:
510:
509:
489:
471:as the solicitor
378:Universal Horror
229:
227:
214:
212:
85:Michael Carreras
33:
21:
20:
1242:
1241:
1237:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1232:
1231:
1152:
1151:
1150:
1145:
915:Children Galore
883:Murder by Proxy
835:Distant Trumpet
819:Wings of Danger
737:
731:
677:
665:
660:
659:
649:
647:
637:
630:
619:
615:
605:
603:
601:Mondo Esoterica
595:
594:
587:
577:
575:
565:
561:
552:
551:
547:
534:
533:
526:
517:
513:
506:
490:
486:
481:
463:Kynaston Reeves
436:John Van Eyssen
414:
399:
367:
335:
240:
233:
225:
223:
218:
210:
208:
201:
194:
189:Exclusive Films
171:
164:
162:
125:
121:John Van Eyssen
94:
57:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1240:
1230:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1135:
1127:
1119:
1111:
1103:
1095:
1087:
1079:
1071:
1063:
1055:
1047:
1039:
1031:
1023:
1015:
1007:
999:
991:
983:
975:
967:
959:
951:
943:
935:
927:
919:
911:
903:
895:
887:
879:
875:Face the Music
871:
863:
855:
847:
839:
831:
823:
815:
807:
803:Home to Danger
799:
791:
783:
775:
767:
759:
751:
742:
739:
738:
735:Terence Fisher
730:
729:
722:
715:
707:
701:
700:
689:
676:
675:External links
673:
664:
661:
658:
657:
628:
613:
585:
559:
545:
524:
511:
504:
483:
482:
480:
477:
476:
475:
472:
466:
460:
457:
451:
445:
439:
438:as Robin Grant
433:
432:as Bill Leggat
430:Stephen Murray
427:
421:
418:Barbara Payton
413:
410:
398:
395:
366:
363:
334:
331:
296:Barbara Payton
292:Stephen Murray
284:Terence Fisher
269:
268:
265:
261:
260:
257:
253:
252:
251:United Kingdom
249:
245:
244:
241:
238:
235:
234:
232:
231:
219:
217:
216:
204:
202:
199:
196:
195:
193:
192:
186:
183:Astor Pictures
179:
177:
176:Distributed by
173:
172:
167:
165:
160:
157:
156:
154:Malcolm Arnold
151:
147:
146:
144:Maurice Rootes
141:
137:
136:
131:
130:Cinematography
127:
126:
124:
123:
118:
113:
111:Barbara Payton
108:
106:Stephen Murray
102:
100:
96:
95:
93:
92:
90:Alexander Paal
87:
81:
79:
75:
74:
64:
60:
59:
58:Terence Fisher
52:
48:
47:
45:Terence Fisher
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1239:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1069:
1068:
1064:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1000:
997:
996:
992:
989:
988:
984:
981:
980:
976:
973:
972:
968:
965:
964:
960:
957:
956:
952:
949:
948:
944:
941:
940:
936:
933:
932:
928:
925:
924:
920:
917:
916:
912:
909:
908:
904:
901:
900:
896:
893:
892:
888:
885:
884:
880:
877:
876:
872:
869:
868:
864:
861:
860:
856:
853:
852:
848:
845:
844:
840:
837:
836:
832:
829:
828:
824:
821:
820:
816:
813:
812:
811:The Last Page
808:
805:
804:
800:
797:
796:
792:
789:
788:
784:
781:
780:
776:
773:
772:
768:
765:
764:
760:
757:
756:
755:Colonel Bogey
752:
749:
748:
744:
743:
740:
736:
728:
723:
721:
716:
714:
709:
708:
705:
699:
695:
694:
690:
688:
684:
683:
679:
678:
672:
670:
646:
642:
635:
633:
624:
617:
602:
598:
592:
590:
574:
570:
563:
555:
549:
541:
537:
531:
529:
521:
518:John O'Dowd,
515:
507:
505:9783110951943
501:
497:
496:
488:
484:
473:
470:
467:
465:as Lord Grant
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
444:as Sir Walter
443:
442:Percy Marmont
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
415:
409:
407:
403:
394:
392:
391:
386:
385:Lulworth Cove
381:
379:
375:
371:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
344:
340:
330:
328:
327:
322:
318:
317:
311:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
276:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
236:
221:
220:
206:
205:
203:
200:Release dates
197:
190:
187:
184:
181:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
158:
155:
152:
148:
145:
142:
138:
135:
132:
128:
122:
119:
117:
114:
112:
109:
107:
104:
103:
101:
97:
91:
88:
86:
83:
82:
80:
76:
73:
69:
65:
61:
56:
53:
49:
46:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1137:
1129:
1121:
1113:
1105:
1097:
1089:
1081:
1073:
1065:
1057:
1049:
1041:
1033:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1001:
993:
985:
977:
969:
961:
953:
945:
937:
929:
921:
913:
907:Mask of Dust
905:
897:
889:
881:
873:
867:Blood Orange
865:
857:
850:
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
801:
793:
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
692:
681:
668:
666:
648:. Retrieved
644:
622:
616:
604:. Retrieved
600:
576:. Retrieved
572:
562:
548:
540:the original
519:
514:
494:
487:
454:Sean Barrett
448:Glyn Dearman
426:as Dr Harvey
424:James Hayter
401:
400:
390:Picture Post
388:
382:
374:Hammer Films
369:
368:
359:
355:
351:
347:
336:
324:
320:
314:
312:
308:Bray Studios
300:James Hayter
282:directed by
274:
273:
272:
239:Running time
116:James Hayter
67:
18:
827:Stolen Face
522:2007, p 222
469:John Stuart
339:fourth wall
290:. It stars
78:Produced by
55:Paul Tabori
41:Directed by
1162:1953 films
1156:Categories
1075:The Gorgon
479:References
243:81 minutes
226:1953-06-15
211:1953-05-25
161:Production
66:the novel
51:Written by
1003:The Mummy
859:Spaceways
779:Marry Me!
650:17 August
606:17 August
578:17 August
343:flashback
140:Edited by
931:The Flaw
329:(1967).
256:Language
150:Music by
134:Reg Wyer
99:Starring
63:Based on
971:Dracula
843:Mantrap
696:at the
663:Sources
267:£25,000
259:English
248:Country
224: (
209: (
163:company
1142:(1974)
1134:(1969)
1126:(1968)
1118:(1967)
1110:(1967)
1102:(1966)
1094:(1966)
1086:(1964)
1078:(1964)
1070:(1963)
1062:(1962)
1054:(1962)
1046:(1961)
1038:(1960)
1030:(1960)
1022:(1960)
1014:(1960)
1006:(1959)
998:(1959)
990:(1959)
982:(1958)
974:(1958)
966:(1957)
958:(1957)
950:(1956)
942:(1956)
934:(1955)
926:(1955)
918:(1955)
910:(1954)
902:(1954)
894:(1954)
886:(1954)
878:(1954)
870:(1953)
862:(1953)
854:(1953)
846:(1953)
838:(1952)
830:(1952)
822:(1952)
814:(1952)
806:(1951)
798:(1950)
790:(1950)
782:(1949)
774:(1948)
766:(1948)
758:(1948)
750:(1948)
502:
264:Budget
687:IMDb
652:2015
608:2015
580:2015
500:ISBN
412:Cast
333:Plot
298:and
191:(UK)
185:(US)
685:at
306:at
70:by
1158::
643:.
631:^
599:.
588:^
571:.
527:^
345:.
319:.
310:.
294:,
726:e
719:t
712:v
654:.
610:.
582:.
556:.
228:)
213:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
