Behind the Mask
Date: 1958
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Production Company: GW Films, British Lion Films
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tony Britton, Carl Möhner, Niall MacGinnis
Location(s): London, Middlesex
Region(s): London A-B, South East A-D
Storyline:
A newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addicted anaesthetist after the death of their patient .
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
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- Capture 1
- 22 Feb 2022
The Royal College of Surgeons of England where Philip Selwood is taking the examination to gain his diploma. The building stands at 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields in London WC2.
A convenient gap in the parking......but it didn't last for long. (RL)
- Capture 2
- 04 Sep 2021
At the Royal Hospital Graftondale, Sir Arthur Benson Gray is called to the telephone. Mount Vernon Hospital on Rickmansworth Road in Northwood, Middlesex identified by Andrew White.
Revisiting the hospital, Antony Blair took this and five further comparison shots that show little change to the buildings.
- Capture 3
- 04 Sep 2021
The camera pans left with an arriving ambulance. Located by Andrew White, this is within Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood.
Antony also pans to take an updated view.
- Capture 4
- 04 Sep 2021
Nurses enter the hospital as the ambulance slows to a halt. Mount Vernon Hospital recognised by Andrew White who adds that from 1972 until his retirement his father, Eric White, worked at the facility and his office was located in the building behind the prop sign.
The cluster of buildings as they appear now by Antony.
- Capture 5
- 'Now' required
After becoming a Fellow of the The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Philip is invited to dinner at Sir Arthur's house. Steve Randall discovered Thorpe House on Coldharbour Lane in Thorpe, Surrey which was built in 1745 and also appears in 'The Creeping Flesh' and 'Craze'.
- Capture 6
- 04 Sep 2021
Proposed for the position of Registrar by Sir Arthur, his fiancée's father, Philip waits for an interview with other Candidates. Mount Vernon Hospital on Rickmansworth Road in Northwood, found by Andrew White.
Antony recaptures the scene with modern signage.
- Capture 7
- 04 Sep 2021
A rainy day sees Nurses leave the hospital after Philip takes up his post. Mount Vernon Hospital on Rickmansworth Road in Northwood, Middlesex identified by Andrew White.
It was a fine day for Antony Blair.