Brighton Palace Pier The Graham Greene novel "Brighton Rock" featured the Palace Pier. John Boulting's 1947 film adaptation helped established "low life" subculture in Brighton, and the climax of the film is set on it, where gangleader Pinkie Brown (played by Richard Attenborough) falls to his death. The 1953 B movie "Girl on a Pier" is set around the Palace Pier and also features the clash between holidaymakers and gangsters in Brighton. The Who's 1973 concept album "Quadrophenia" was inspired in part by band leader Pete Townshend spending a night underneath the pier in March 1964. It is a pivotal part of the
Three Sundays to Live Three Sundays to Live Three Sundays to Live is a low budget 1957 film noir British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Kieron Moore and Jane Griffiths. The title refers to the law of the period, which required that after criminal sentence had been passed, three Sundays must elapse before the execution. Young dance band leader Frank Martin is condemned to death for a murder he didn't commit. Desperate to prove his innocence, Frank escapes from jail, and with girlfriend Judy, embarks upon the search for a blonde singer who witnessed the killing. Unfortunately, the real killer gets to