The Key Man (1957 film)
The Key Man (U.S. title: Life at Stake) is a 1957 British black and white second feature[1] directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Lee Patterson, Paula Byrne and Colin Gordon.[2] The screenplay was by Julian MacLaren-Ross adapted from his original story.The film was shot during a three week period in 1957 in response to an initiative by Anglo-Amalgamated to increase the number of British made B movies available.[6][7] The Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as "...indistinguishable from numerous others of its type; the plot and development are very slight; and the characters negative" with an overall rating of poor."[9] The story was adapted as a radio play and broadcast on the BBC Home Service in August 1960.