Little Red Monkey
Seen it?1955 | 71 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London around the same time that Bill Locklin, a special officer from the United States State Department, arrives to oversee the transfer of Professor Leon Dushenko, a Russian scientist who has fled the USSR. An attempt on Dushenko's life is made with a monkey's paw-print found at the scene.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ken Hughes
- Richard ConteBill Locklin
- Rona AndersonJulia Jackson
- Russell NapierSupt. John Harrington
- Sylva LangováHilde Heller, chief spy
- Colin GordonHarry Martin - reporter
- Donald BissetEditor Harris
- John King-KellySpy Henchman
- Bernard RebelVinson - Spy Henchman
- Arnold MarléProf. Leon Dushenko
- John HorsleyDet. Sgt. Gibson