Bang! You’re Dead

Date: 1954
Director: Lance Comfort
Production Company: British Lion Film Corporation, Wellington

Stars: Jack Warner, Derek Farr, Veronica Hurst, Gordon Harker, Anthony Richmond
Location(s): Berkshire

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Storyline:

An innocent man is suspected of murder after a youngster fires a pistol at the local bully.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

Also known as ‘Game of Danger’ (US Title)

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A 78 rpm recording of ‘Bang! You’re Dead’ drifts through the air at a disused US Army Air Base.

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Inside the broken gates, two boys play in between abandoned military vehicles.

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Seven year old Cliff Bonsell (Anthony Richmond) fires a toy pistol at his friend Willy Maxted (Sean Barrett) who falls to the ground next to his portable gramophone.

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As the young lads make their way home, a long panning shot of the old base begins. Easthampstead Park, off Nine Mile Ride between Crowthorne and Bracknell in Berkshire is suggested on the Britmovie Forum and confirmed by Andrew Price.

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Outside the timber and metal buildings, washing hangs on makeshift lines. Andrew Price explains that the Nissan huts were located in what is now Easthampstead crematorium along South Road to the south-east of Bracknell.

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Nissen huts come into view where families, displaced from their homes by war, have taken up residence. Easthampstead in Berkshire confirmed by Andrew Price.

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The camera finds the youngsters as they approach their temporary homes. Easthampstead Park confirmed by Andrew Price.

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Grandmother Maxted (Beatrice Varley) pegs out washing before turning to her orphaned grandson to ask why he doesn’t help like their neighbour Cliff. Easthampstead Park to the south-east of Bracknell confirmed by Andrew Price.

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As Cliff feeds the chickens, his father, widower Percy Bonsell (Jack Warner), comes out of their hut and heads off to work. Easthampstead Park in Berkshire confirmed by Andrew Price.

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Hilda Bramble (Veronica Hurst) reads a magazine whilst sunbathing as the unpopular Ben Jones cycles up to her. Heath Lake near Crowthorne identified on the Britmovie Forum.

Andrew Price captured this view of Heath Lake, with a swan for a bit of added interest!

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A young Girl plays on the swing in the garden at Percy Bonsell’s local. The Who'd A Tho’t It public house on Nine Mile Ride to the north of Crowthorne in Berkshire.

Returning to the location, Andrew Price took this shot of St. Sebastians Court which replaced the pub.

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Just after opening time, the publican Mr. Hare (Gordon Harker) looks across the garden to see Percy approaching. The Who'd A Tho’t It was closed and demolished in 2003 and the site is now occupied by St. Sebastians Court.

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At the top of a Fire Tower in the forest, warden Dick Long sees Bob Carter riding after Ben Jones. Andrew Radgick identifies this as the Fire Tower in Buckhurst Park, Crowthorne on what was formerly Transport Research Laboratory land.

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Bob Carter (Michael Medwin) cycles to catch up with Ben following a fight between them. The Devil's Highway at Crowthorne advises Andrew Radgick.

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Leaving the track, Ben Jones (Philip Saville) pauses to soothe his cuts and bruises at a pond. Heath Lake near Crowthorne in Berkshire.

Andrew Price walked all round the lake and found this to be the only site that seems to capture the line of the shore.

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Cliff peers through the undergrowth at Detectives and Policemen as they look for clues at the scene where Ben was shot dead.