Thriller · United Kingdom · 1952 · 1h 24m

Emergency Call

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Director
Lewis Gilbert
Cast
Jack Warner as Inspector Lane Anthony Steel as Dr. Carter Joy Shelton as Laura Bishop Sidney James as Danny Marks Earl Cameron as George Robinson Thora Hird as Mrs. Cornelius
Crew
Wilkie Cooper — Director of Photography Charles Hasse — Editor Vernon Harris — Writer Lewis Gilbert — Writer Ernest G. Roy — Producer
Synopsis

A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood transfusion, but her blood type is extremely rare, so the race is on to find the donors.

Mood & Themes
race against timescotland yardblood donationsick child
Key Collaborators
Lewis Gilbert Director Wilkie Cooper Director of Photography Charles Hasse Editor Vernon Harris Writer Lewis Gilbert Writer Ernest G. Roy Producer
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