THREE SILENT MEN (1940) Sebastian Shaw, Derrick & Patricia Roc | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | B&W

Three Silent Men is a 1940 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc and Arthur Hambling. The screenplay concerns a pacifist surgeon who must operate to save the life of the inventor of a deadly weapon of war. When the inventor dies the surgeon becomes prime suspect.

SYNOPSIS
A foreign scientist is involved in selling a secret weapon to the British but is severely injured in a car accident. After undergoing surgery performed by pacifist surgeon Sir James Quentin (Sebastian Shaw), the scientist mysteriously dies. Following the death, an investigation ensues to uncover the circumstances surrounding the scientist's demise.

To clear her father's name, Quentin's daughter Pat (Patricia Roc) and her boyfriend Captain Mellish (Derrick De Marney) embark on a mission to search for the true murderer, suspecting foul play in the scientist's death due to an excess of ether during the operation.

CAST & CREW
Sebastian Shaw as Sir James Quentin
Derrick De Marney as Captain John Mellish
Patricia Roc as Pat Quentin
Arthur Hambling as Ginger Brown
Meinhart Maur as Karl Zaroff
John Turnbull as Inspector Gill
Peter Gawthorne as General Bullington
André Morell as Klein
Charles Oliver as Johnson
Jack Vyvian as Sergeant Wells
Billy Watts as Fernald
Charles Paton as Mr. Gibbs
Basil Cunard as Dr. Fairlie
Hugh Dempster as Nelson
Ian Fleming as Pennington
Cameron Hall as Badger Wood
Scott Harrold as Ted Blacklock
F.B.J. Sharp as Coroner
Bill Shine as Bystander at accident
Cynthia Stock as Matron

Director: Thomas Bentley
Writers: Jack Byrd, Dudley Leslie
Based on: "Three Silent Men" by E.P. Thorne
Producer: F.W. Baker
Cinematography: Geoffrey Faithfull
Editing: Cecil H. Williamson
Production Company: Butcher's Film Service
Distribution: Butcher's Film Service
Release Date: September 7, 1940
Running Time: 72 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English