Barbados Quest
1955 British film
- Tom Conway
- Delphi Lawrence
- Brian Worth
Production
companies
companies
The Barbour Corporation Ltd.
Cipa Productions (uncredited)
Cipa Productions (uncredited)
Release date
- July 1955 (1955-07) (UK)
Running time
Barbados Quest, released in the United States as Murder On Approval is a 1955 British crime drama film directed by Bernard Knowles.[1]
Plot
An American philatelist pays £10,000 for what he thinks is a rare postage stamp. After he becomes concerned of its authenticity he employs detective "Duke" Tom Martin (Tom Conway) to investigate.[2]
Cast
- Tom Conway as Tom Martin
- Delphi Lawrence as Jean Larson
- Brian Worth as Geoffrey Blake
- Michael Balfour as Barney Wilson
- Campbell Cotts as Robert Coburn
- John Horsley as Det. Insp. Taylor
- Ronan O'Casey as Stefan Gordoni
- Launce Maraschal as J.D. Everleigh
- Colin Tapley as Lord Valchrist
- Alan Gifford as Henry Warburg
- Grace Arnold as Lady Hawksley
- John Colicos as Mustachioed Henchman (as John Collicos)
- Mayura as Yasmina
- John Watson as Detective Sgt. Grant
- Reggie Morris as Cleanshaven Henchman (as Reg Morris)
- Marianne Stone as Mrs. Wilson - Woman Cleaner
- Derrick Whittingham as Print Shop Manager
Critical reception
TV Guide noted "An inept mystery."[3]
See also
- Breakaway (1955)
References
External links
Barbados Quest at IMDb 
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Films directed by Bernard Knowles
- A Place of One's Own (1945)
- The Magic Bow (1946)
- The Man Within (1947)
- Jassy (1947)
- The White Unicorn (1947)
- Easy Money (1948)
- The Perfect Woman (1949)
- The Lost People (1949)
- The Reluctant Widow (1950)
- Park Plaza 605 (1953)
- Barbados Quest (1955)
- Frozen Alive (1964)
- Spaceflight IC-1 (1965)
- Hell Is Empty (1967)
- Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
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