Stranglehold (1963 film)

Stranglehold is a 1963 British second feature drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Macdonald Carey, Barbara Shelley and Philip Friend.

Plot
An American actor known for his gangster roles is in London to shoot a new film, but begins to fear that he had murdered his wife in a fit of rage.

Cast

 * Macdonald Carey as Bill Morrison
 * Barbara Shelley as Chris Morrison
 * Philip Friend as Steffan
 * Nadja Regin as Lilli
 * Leonard Sachs as The Dutchman
 * Mark Loerering as Jimmy Morrison
 * Susan Shaw as actress
 * Josephine Brown as Grace

Production
The film was distributed by the Rank Organisation. It was shot at Pinewood Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This unlikely affair is so unconvincing in its succession of coincidences and improbabilities that it becomes almost disarming. The dialogue, though, is rather worse than the plot, and liberally sprinkled with Americanisms which are partly excused by the fact that the hero is an American actor – who seems to make all his films in this country."