The Ringer (1952 film)


The Ringer is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, and Denholm Elliott. It was Hamilton's directorial debut and the third talkie version of Edgar Wallace's 1929 play.

Premise

An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes from a mysterious killer who's also a master of disguise, and the police are called in to protect him.

Cast

wrote, "Donald Wolfit, whose legendary thespic excesses were later fictionalized in the stage play The Dresser, is perfectly cast as a vengeance-seeking master of disguise". TV Guide noted "old-fashioned melodrama with an excellent cast."