Green for Danger

1946 91 min ★ 6.7 Mystery, Crime, Thriller

In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?

Cast

Leo Genn

Mr. Eden

Alastair Sim

Inspector Cockrill

Trevor Howard

Dr. Barnes

Sally Gray

Nurse Freddi Linley

Rosamund John

Nurse Esther Sanson

Judy Campbell

Sister Marion Bates

Megs Jenkins

Nurse Woods

Ronald Adam

Dr. White

George Woodbridge

Detective Sgt. Hendricks

John Rae

Porter

Details

Director

Sidney Gilliat

Screenplay

Claude Guerney

Tagline

"Murder... weapon or clue?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Individual Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Reviews

J

John Chard

October 10, 2018

★ 9/10

In view of my failure - correction, comparative failure. Inspector Cockrill (a brilliant Alastair Sim) investigates a weird double murder that has taken place in a British WWII emergency hospital. Sadly this seems to be a largely overlooked British film, brought to us from the excellent Gilliat & Launder teaming, Green For Danger is as good a British mystery that was ever made. Boasting the ...

C

CinemaSerf

July 7, 2022

★ 7/10

Alastair Sim is perfect in the role of the ostensibly bumbling "Insp. Cockrill" who arrives at a rural hospital to investigate the suspicious deaths of two of the patients. When he arrives, he encounters a staff including Trevor Howard, Leo Genn, Sally Gray, Judy Campbell & Megs Jenkins who all appear to be quite capable of being responsible - if, indeed, anyone is actually responsible - for the c...