Stolen Assignment

Stolen Assignment is a 1955 British comedy 'B' film directed by Terence Fisher and starring John Bentley and Hy Hazell. It was produced by Francis Searle for Act Films Ltd and was a sequel to Fisher's Final Appointment (1954), featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew.

Cast

 * John Bentley as Mike Billings
 * Hy Hazell as Jenny Drew
 * Eddie Byrne as Inspector Corcoran
 * Patrick Holt as Henry Crossley
 * Joyce Carey as Ida Garnett
 * Kay Callard as Stella Watson
 * Violet Gould as Mrs. Hudson
 * Jessica Cairns as Marilyn Dawn
 * Charles Farrell as Percy Simpson
 * Michael Ellison as Danny Hudson
 * Desmond Rayner as John Smith
 * Graham Stuart as coroner
 * Frank Forsyth as Dr Roberts
 * Clement Hamelin as Seth Makepeace
 * John Watson as plain clothes detective
 * Raymond Rollett as desk sergeant

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Comedy thriller with a fragile plot and a rather heavy-handed line in humour. To their credit, the players do what they can with the undemanding material to hand. "

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Comedy-thriller would have done better to stick to the thrills; pretty bad."