Little Red Monkey
Little Red Monkey is a 1955 British thriller film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Richard Conte, Rona Anderson and Russell Napier. Detectives from Scotland Yard investigate a series of murders of leading nuclear scientists, and are intrigued by strange reports received about the crimes. The film was based on a BBC Television series of the same name, written by Eric Maschwitz and produced by Bill Lyon-Shaw, which ran for six 30-minute episodes in 1953. The film was released in the United States by Allied Artists as Case of the Red Monkey.
The film was made by Anglo-Amalgamated at Merton Park Studios. The film was an international hit, and along with Confession proved a breakthrough for Anglo-Amalgamated. After its success the company began making more expensive productions, often hiring American stars for international appeal.

Cast
Production
The film was based on a 1953 British television series starring Donald Houston and Honor Blackman. The show's theme tune was a hit.Film rights were acquired by Todon Productions who had produced Duel in the Jungle not long before. Tony Owens, who ran Todon, signed Richard Conte to play the lead; Conte had recently performed in the film Mask of Dust (also known as Race for Life) in England. Principal photography began on 24 May 1954 at Elstree Studios. The film was a co production with Anglo Guild.

Reception
A contemporary review in The Monthly Film Bulletin said it had "meagre excitements".

References
Bibliography
Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links
Little Red Monkey at IMDb
Little Red Monkey at AllMovie
Review of film at Variety
Little Red Monkey at Letterbox DVD
Little Red Monkey at BFI