FEATURE FILM

Dick Barton: Special Agent

4.3/10
TMDB6 votes
1948Original: English70 min

Government agent Dick Barton battles a ring of Nazi spies who are planning to poison the entire London water supply.

Genres: Action, Crime, Comedy
Cast: Don Stannard, George Ford, Jack Shaw, Gillian Maude, Geoffrey Wincott

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About Dick Barton: Special Agent

Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) is a film in the action, crime, comedy genres. Directed by Alfred J. Goulding. The cast includes Don Stannard, George Ford, Jack Shaw, Gillian Maude.

Released
1948-03-01
Original language
English
Runtime
70 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Henry Halstead Productions, Hammer Film Productions
Writers
Alan Stranks, Alfred J. Goulding

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Audience reviews

4.3/10 from 6 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

The premiss for this is quite good - a disparate gang of Nazi spies plotting to poison the London water supply. Only the eponymous special agent (Don Stannard) can track down the conspirators and thwart their plan... Well, aside from the instantly recognisable John Bath theme tune, this is really just a series of radio sketches with a camera in front of the actors. Indeed, all that is actually missing is the sound…

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The premiss for this is quite good - a disparate gang of Nazi spies plotting to poison the London water supply. Only the eponymous special agent (Don Stannard) can track down the conspirators and thwart their plan... Well, aside from the instantly recognisable John Bath theme tune, this is really just a series of radio sketches with a camera in front of the actors. Indeed, all that is actually missing is the sound effects man with the coconut shells and the washboard. It flows like glue, and lumpy glue at that - and although the story itself is actually quite good, the execution here is really unremarkable. The last ten minutes redeem it slightly, at least things are happening, but otherwise it's a film to watch only if you are really bored

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Government agent Dick Barton battles a ring of Nazi spies who are planning to poison the entire London water supply.

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Don Stannard, George Ford, Jack Shaw, Gillian Maude, Geoffrey Wincott, Farnham Baxter. See the cast cards above for character names.

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