Marriage of Convenience is a 1960 British crime film directed by Clive Donner and starring Harry H. Corbett, John Cairney and John Van Eyssen. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1924 novel The Three Oak Mystery.
Cinema release
Marriage of Convenience was the first of the Edgar Wallace series to be allocated to the Rank circuit for general release. It went out as support for Man in the Moon from January 15th 1961.
Synopsis
A convict escapes from jail, only to discover that his girlfriend has married the police officer who arrested him.
Cast
Harry H. Corbett as Inspector Bruce
John Cairney as Larry
John Van Eyssen as John Mandle
Jennifer Daniel as Barbara Blair
Moira Redmond as Tina
Russell Waters as Sam Spencer
Trevor Reid as Superintendent Carver
Howard Goorney as Onion Seller
Alexander Archdale as Governor
Geoffrey Denton as Uniformed Inspector
Patrick Ludlow as Registrar
Barry MacLean as 1st. Warder
Basil Beale as 2nd. Warder
Alex Scott as Vic Ellis
Patricia Burke as Woman in the Apartment
Pauline Shepherd as Evie Martin
Leila Williams as Secretary
Duncan Burns as Garage Apprentice
Trevor Maskell as Sergeant Collins
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.