Talk of the Devil

{{other uses|Talk of the devil (disambiguation)}} {{italic title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Use British English|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox film | name = Talk of the Devil | image = File:Talk of the Devil.jpg | caption = | director = Carol Reed | producer = Jack Raymond | writer = George Barraud Anthony Kimmins Carol Reed | narrator = | starring = Ricardo Cortez Sally Eilers Basil Sydney | music = Percival Mackey | cinematography = Francis Carver | editing = Helen Lewis John E. Morris Merrill G. White | studio = British and Dominions | distributor = United Artists | released = {{Film date|1936|12|09|df=yes}} | runtime = 76 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Talk of the Devil''''' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Carol Reed and starring Ricardo Cortez, Sally Eilers and Basil Sydney.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071129205512/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/53234 BFI.org]</ref>

Reed had previously been working for Ealing Studios, but he made the film for the independent producer Herbert Wilcox. It was the first film to be completely made at the recently opened Pinewood Studios.<ref>Pykett p.144</ref> The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.

It remains one of Reed's most obscure films and was for many years out of circulation, although the BFI National Archive holds a copy. The film was poorly received in its time and did little to boost Reed's standing in the British film industry.<ref>Moss p.95</ref>

==Premise== A dishonest shipbuilder plans to frame his half-brother for his own criminal activities.

==Cast== * Ricardo Cortez as Ray Allen * Sally Eilers as Ann Marlow * Basil Sydney as Stephen Rindlay * Randle Ayrton as John Findlay * Charles Carson as Lord Dymchurch * Frederick Culley as Mr Alderson * Anthony Holles as Colquhoun * Gordon McLeod as Inspector * Denis Cowles as Philip Couls * Quentin McPhearson as Angus * Langley Howard as Clerk * Margaret Rutherford as Housekeeper * Moore Marriott as Dart-thrower

==References== <references/>

==Bibliography== * Moss, Robert. ''Films of Carol Reed''. Springer, 2016. * Pykett, Derek. ''British Horror Film Locations''. McFarland & Company, 2008.

==External links== *{{IMDb title|0029637}}

Category:1936 films Category:British crime films Category:1936 crime films Category:Films directed by Carol Reed Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios Category:Films set in England Category:United Artists films Category:British black-and-white films Category:British and Dominions Studios films Category:Films scored by Percival Mackey Category:1936 English-language films Category:1936 British films Category:English-language crime films