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The Weapon (1956)
81 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Weapon (1956)

81 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.

Director

Val Guest

Writers

Fred Freiberger (screenplay by) (original story by) | Hal E. Chester (original story by)

Producer

Frank Bevis

Composer

James Stevens

Cinematographer

Reginald H. Wyer (as Reg Wyer)

Editor

Peter Rolfe Johnson

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Updated Oct 15, 1956

Release date

May 17, 1957 (United States)

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Steve Cochran Mark Andrews Mark Andrews See fewer	White Heat (1949)
Lizabeth Scott Elsa Jenner Elsa Jenner See fewer	Too Late for Tears (1949)
George Cole Joshua Henry Joshua Henry See fewer	Cleopatra (1963)
Herbert Marshall Supt. Mackenzie Supt. Mackenzie See fewer	Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Nicole Maurey Vivienne Vivienne See fewer	The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Jon Whiteley Erik Jenner (as Jon Whitely) Erik Jenner (as Jon Whitely) See fewer	The Little Kidnappers (1953)
Laurence Naismith Jamison Jamison See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Stanley Maxted Colonel Colonel See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Felix Felton Oscar Smithson Oscar Smithson See fewer	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Denis Shaw Groggins Groggins See fewer	The Viking Queen (1967)
John Horsley Johnson Johnson See fewer	The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
Fred Johnson Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
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Peter Godsell David (uncredited) David (uncredited) See fewer	The Case of the Red Monkey (1955)
Richard Goolden Restaurant Diner (uncredited) Restaurant Diner (uncredited) See fewer	It! (1967)
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Myrtle Reed Showgirl (uncredited) Showgirl (uncredited) See fewer	The Shop at Sly Corner (1948)
Renee Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer
Ryck Rydon Sergeant (uncredited) Sergeant (uncredited) See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
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Howard Williams Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Up the Creek (1958)