Alias John Preston

Date: 1955
Director: David MacDonald
Production Company: Danziger Productions Ltd

Stars: Betta St. John, Alexander Knox, Christopher Lee, Sandra Dorne, Patrick Holt, Bill Fraser
Location(s): London, A coastal golf course.

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Storyline:

Wealthy John Preston arrives in the small town of Deanbridge and invests in local businesses. Getting increasingly involved in community affairs he meets a local girl, Sally. Winning her away from her boyfriend she agrees to marry him. He then starts to have strange dreams about Sylvia, a beautiful woman from his past, who comes to Deanbridge to blackmail him. In his dream, Preston strangles the scheming woman, but is then confronted by a strange Frenchman. He tells his dream to Dr. Walton, who feels Preston is suppressing things in his past, and should regain his memory before marrying Sally.

Additional Information:

Being a Danziger production minimal costs were expended on locations and the majority of the action takes place in the studio.

Stills and uncredited ‘now’ shots uploaded by Richard Lovejoy.

 

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What looks like some "stock shot" of a golf tournament to set the scene for the "Deanbridge" club house where the first studio set is seen. A golfer friend suggests that this is Turnberry, Scotland.

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The home of the Sandford family where John Preston (Christopher Lee) comes to visit his new bank manager Richard Sandford (John Longden) out of hours. Unknown location.

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  • 18 Jul 2014

John Preston takes Sally Sandford (Betta St. John) to a music festival at the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank.

How it has all developed over the years.

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  • 17 Jul 2014

John Preston visits his bank, Sandford & Co Ltd in "Deanbridge". Actually, Heath Street, Hampstead, NW3

Almost as quiet now, if you catch the traffic flow correctly.

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John Preston, now a "pillar of the community", is elected to the board of the local hospital. Unidentified location.

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  • 18 Jul 2014

Sally Sandford's life long boy friend, Bob Newton (Peter Grant), goes to visit John Preston at his home with a view to killing him. Church Row, Hampstead NW3 which also features in 'Stage Fright', 'Sapphire' and 'Cemetery Junction'.

A very desirable address to have.