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A 61-minute British B-movie where William Hartnell plays a villain before he became everyone's favorite grandpa in the TARDIS.
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Date with Disaster (1958)

noir-adjacentpulp quickieworking-class crime

Overview

Crime

A car salesman and suspected safecracker Miles saves his fiancee Sue from those who would kidnap her.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Hartnell's sneering villainy is deliciously against-type.

Production

Maxes out every penny of its micro-budget with sheer hustle.

Best for:Solo: Perfect lunch break crime caper, done before your sandwich.·Background: Chatty friends won't miss much if someone talks over the exposition.
C

Director

Charles Saunders

ReleasedJan 1, 1958
Runtime1h 1m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Fortress Film Productions

Top Cast

Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Miles Harrington

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Tracey

Shirley Eaton

Shirley Eaton

Sue Miller

Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann

Don Redman

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Cultural

This is peak 'quota quickie'—British films churned out rapidly to satisfy legal requirements for domestic cinema content. Quality varied wildly; this one's surprisingly competent.

Trivia

Shirley Eaton would become iconic two years later as the gold-painted Jill Masterson in Goldfinger. Here she's already serving bombshell energy on a shoestring.

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