Death Is a Number

Death is a Number
Death is a Number
	DVD cover
Directed by	Robert Henryson
Written by	original story & scenario by Charles K. Shaw
Produced by	Robert Henryson
Starring	Terence Alexander; Lesley Osmond; Denis Webb;
Cinematography	Phil Grindrod; Harry Long
Music by	Escaro Pastore
Production; company	Delman Pictures
Distributed by	Adelphi Films (UK) (uncredited)
Release date	November 1951 (UK);
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Death Is a Number is a 1951 British second feature ('B')^[1] horror film directed by Robert Henryson and starring Terence Alexander, Lesley Osmond and Peter Gawthorne.^[2]^[3] It was written by Charles K. Shaw.

Plot

A racing driver is persecuted by the number 9.

Cast

Terence Alexander as Alan Robert
Lesley Osmond as Joan Robert
Peter Gawthorne as James Gregson
Denis Webb as John Bridgnorth
Isabel George as nurse
Ingeborg von Kusserow as gipsy

Critical reception

Kine Weekly wrote: "Unusual British featurette, dealing with that far-from-exact, but nevertheless fascinating science, numerology. ... Conclusions are for from clear, but the matter, founded mainly on superstition, intrigues and should appeal to women. Reliable full-length novelty quota."^[4]

Picturegoer called the film a "modest British novelty featurette."^[5]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Silly 'B' feature."^[6]

TV Guide rated the film two out of five stars, noting an "Okay, if forgotten, melodrama."^[7]

References

^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
^ "Death Is a Number (1951)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
^ "Death Is a Number (1951) – Robert Henryson – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
^ "Death Is a Number". Kine Weekly. 416 (2316): 7. 15 November 1951. ProQuest 2859058997.
^ "Death Is a Number". Picturegoer. 23: 17. 8 May 1952. ProQuest 1705152074.
^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
^ "Death Is A Number". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.

External links

Death Is a Number at IMDb

[Chibnall-1] Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.

[2] "Death Is a Number (1951)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.

[3] "Death Is a Number (1951) – Robert Henryson – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.

[4] "Death Is a Number". Kine Weekly. 416 (2316): 7. 15 November 1951. ProQuest 2859058997.

[5] "Death Is a Number". Picturegoer. 23: 17. 8 May 1952. ProQuest 1705152074.

[6] Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.

[7] "Death Is A Number". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.

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