The Four Just Men (1939 film)

The Four Just Men
Original Australian trade ad
Directed byWalter Forde
Written by
Based onThe Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace
Produced byMichael Balcon
Starring
CinematographyRonald Neame
Edited by
Music byErnest Irving
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 7 June 1939 (1939-06-07)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Four Just Men, also known as The Secret Four, is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Edward Chapman and Frank Lawton.[1] It is based on the 1905 novel The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace. There was a previous silent film version in 1921.[2] This version was produced by Ealing Studios,[3] with sets designed by Wilfred Shingleton.

The Four Just Men was re-released in 1944 with an updated ending featuring newsreel of Winston Churchill and the Allied war effort as a fulfilment of the ideals of the Four. The adviser on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom scenes was Aneurin Bevan.[4]

  1. ^ "The Four Just Men". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ "The Four Just Men". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ Wood p. 100
  4. ^ "The Four Just Men".