Colonel March of Scotland Yard: The Sorcerer (1956) Boris Karloff

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COLONEL MARCH OF SCOTLAND YARD (1956)
The first home (UK) grown filmed crime series to be shown on the then new Independent Television Channel (ITV). In fact, the date the first three stories (Hot Money, Death in the Dressing Room, New Invisible Man) were made was back in 1952, directed by the great Cy Endfield, as the feature film Colonel March Investigates. The remaining 23 stories were filmed in 1954, the first television series produced under the auspices of Hannah Weinstein (1912-1984), once famously described by Peter Noble as "the Queenpin of the half hour movie." Although her name does not appear in the screen credits, it is certain that this is the tv series that she cut her teeth on.

The stories were based on a crime novel written by eminent criminal novelist Carter Dickson (aka John Dickson Carr). Boris Karloff starred as the enigmatic Colonel March head of D3, The Department of Queer Complaints, with Ewan Roberts as Inspector Ames.

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[pappy15445]

this series is based on a hometown fella made good as mystery writer--john dickson carr's works. Thanks so much