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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
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| Based on | The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
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| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
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| Music by | Ernest Irving |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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]
- ^ "The Four Just Men". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "The Four Just Men". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
- ^ Wood p. 100
- ^ "The Four Just Men".