An Inspector Calls (1954 film) An Inspector Calls (1954 film) An Inspector Calls is a British 1954 film directed by Guy Hamilton and written for the screen by Desmond Davis. It is based upon the play "An Inspector Calls" by J.B. Priestley. It stars Alastair Sim. Set in 1912, a dinner party held by the upper class Birling family is interrupted by a man calling himself Inspector Poole, investigating the suicide of a lower class girl Eva Smith whose death is linked to each family member. "An Inspector Calls" was filmed at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, under the auspices of the Watergate Productions Ltd.
Companions in Crime off that a yachtsman is a jewel smuggler. Companions in Crime Companions in Crime (A.K.A. Stryker Strikes Twice) is a 1954 British crime film directed by John Krish and starring Clifford Evans, George Woodbridge and Kenneth Haigh. The film is a spin-off from the television series "Stryker of the Yard", and features two cases transmitted as separate TV episodes: "The Case of the Two Brothers" and "The Case of the Black Falcon". Two cases for "Inspector Stryker". In the first case, the detective utilises the aid of young Martha to clear her fiance, John Kendall, who has been falsely convicted