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      The Last Page

      1952 1h 18m Crime Drama List
      Reviews 35% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A blonde (Diana Dors) leads a London book dealer (George Brent) into a mess of blackmail and murder. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Hammer's Fisher builds tension and pulls off a decent thriller. Rated: B Jan 31, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Effective Hammer Films effort, albeit with a few unbelievable plot pushes, saved by good performances and set designs. An enjoyable if unspectacular noir, heavy on pretty dames, dastardly men and innocent dupes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A well-made British thriller set in, of all places, a bookshop (the original title, The Last Page, is more fitting than the rather trashy Man Bait, as it was retitled for the US.) Hollywood veteran George Brent stars as a hapless blackmail victim, with sterling support from a young Diana Dors, plus Marguerite Chapman, Peter Reynolds and Eleanor Summerfield. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Watchable early Hammer thriller. Acting is not the best( apart from Raymond Huntley, a class act). Not a stay at home movie but good for a late night viewing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This is from the Hammer Film Noir Double Feature Collection. The plot centers around a bookstore where Dors' character, Ruby, works. She is the "bad girl" of the office, arriving late and hitting on her boss, played by George Brent. But that's nothing compared to the trouble she gets herself into after going on a date with a man she catches trying to steal a valuable book from the store! He (very easily) convinces her to blackmail her boss and things really go downhill from there. I won't give away more of the plot, because the unexpected twists and turns it takes are half the fun of this film - the other half is provided courtesy of the excellent British character actors who make up the cast. No part is too small to make you notice them! This film noir was directed by the great Terence Fisher for Hammer Films - who together would go on to unleash a slew of excellent Gothic horror films in the 1950's and 60's. A young, brunette Diana Dors easily walks away with the picture harnessing a killer combination of alluring presence and a very natural acting ability. 3 1/2 stars 3-25-13 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member J. A. Pearson's Bookstore: Home to blackmail, secret passions and murder--Hammer Melodrama!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw this on Hammer's YouTube channel! Though the script could've used a few more rewrites, the movie is saved by Fisher's taut direction, fine performances, and an eerie mood. I can say that at least it's a better rare Hammer film to watch than The Man in Black. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A blonde (Diana Dors) leads a London book dealer (George Brent) into a mess of blackmail and murder.
      Director
      Terence Fisher
      Screenwriter
      Frederick Knott
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 18m