The best John Bentley’s crime movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best John Bentley’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about John Bentley.
Stolen Assignment
5.8/10
Henry Crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt. But when her aunt comes to see him, worried because her niece has not arrived, a police investigation into her disappearance begins. It seems that Henry was fully occupied at the time his wife went missing; but is his alibi completely truthful?
Istanbul
6.1/10
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?
Final Appointment
6/10
An English reporter (John Bentley) and his helper (Eleanor Summerfield) investigate war veterans slain on July 10.
The Deadliest Sin
6.5/10
A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.
River Beat
6.3/10
British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly "mule" their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has befriended an Inspector for the Thames River Patrol.
The Flaw
5.6/10
A race car driver marries a woman for her money and plans to murder her. An old suitor steps in to help her but the driver takes steps to eliminate the rival. But there's a flaw in the driver's plans.
Double Exposure
5.8/10
A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!
Black Orchid
6/10
Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes). But when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife's tragic murder, John relies on his friend Eric (John Bentley) to clear his name. This classic murder mystery encourages viewers to evaluate all of the clues and guess the killer's identity.
Salute the Toff
5.7/10
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.
Calling Paul Temple
6/10
Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several wealthy women.
Paul Temple's Triumph
5.7/10
A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father--a prominent scientist--has been kidnapped. They find themselves up against a sinister crime organization headed by a mysterious figure known only as "Z".
