Green for Danger
Green for Danger film poster
Directed by	Sidney Gilliat
Produced by	Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat
Written by	Christianna Brand (novel) Sidney Gilliat Claude Guerney
Starring	Sally Gray Trevor Howard
Music by	William Alwyn
Cinematography	Wilkie Cooper
Editing by	Thelma Myers
Distributed by	General Film Distributors Ltd.
Release date(s)	1946 (UK release)
Running time	91 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Green for Danger is a 1946 thriller film, based on the popular 1944 detective novel by Christianna Brand. Sidney Gilliat (February 15, 1908 – May 31, 1994) was a British film director, producer and writer. ... Frank Launder (January 28, 1906—February 23, 1997) was a British writer, director and producer, who made more than 40 films, usually in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. ... Born in Malaya, Mary Christianna Lewis (a. ... Sally Gray Sally Gray (born February 14, 1916) was an English movie actress of the 30s and 40s. ... Trevor Howard Trevor Howard CBE (September 29, 1913 - January 7, 1988) was a British actor. ... See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Born in Malaya, Mary Christianna Lewis (a. ...

The book Green for Danger was praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and wartime hospital setting. The 1946 film version, starring Alastair Sim and Trevor Howard, with Sally Gray and Rosamund John, was directed by Sidney Gilliat and is generally regarded by film historians as one of the greatest screen adaptations of a Golden Age mystery novel. Green for Danger was a 1944 detective novel by Christianna Brand, praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and military hospital setting. ... See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... Alastair Sim Alastair Sim CBE (October 9, 1900 – August 19, 1976) was a Scottish character actor, whose comic appearance ensured him success in a string of classic British films. ... Trevor Howard Trevor Howard CBE (September 29, 1913 - January 7, 1988) was a British actor. ... Sally Gray Sally Gray (born February 14, 1916) was an English movie actress of the 30s and 40s. ... Sidney Gilliat (February 15, 1908 – May 31, 1994) was a British film director, producer and writer. ... A whodunit or whodunnit (for Who done it? and sometimes referred to as a Golden Age Mystery novel) is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the puzzle is paramount. ...

The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in England.

Plot

A murder takes place in a rural British hospital. Inspector Cockrill is tasked to determine whodunit when the head nurse is killed after revealing that the death of a patient under anesthesia was not an accident. Cockrill states at one point, "My presence lay over the hospital like a pall - I found it all tremendously enjoyable". After another murder attempt leaves a nurse dangerously ill he re-stages the operation in order to unmask the murderer.

Cast

• Sally Gray as Nurse Frederica 'Freddie' Linley
• Trevor Howard as Dr. Barney Barnes
• Rosamund John as Nurse Esther Sanson
• Alastair Sim as Inspector Cockrill