Man With a Gun
Date: 1958
Director: Montgomery Tully
Production Company: Merton Park Studios
Stars: Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, John Le Mesurier
Location(s): London
Region(s): London M-N
Storyline:
An insurance investigator looks into a suspicious fire that burned down a nightclub and uncovers a protection racket.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
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- Capture 1
- Pre 2008
The offices of the British Apex Insurance Company.
The lamps reflected in the window look like those on Albert Embankment.
- Capture 2
- 'Now' required
Inside, investigator Mike Davies is handed a file on Harry Drayson's Mimosa nightclub that was burnt down just three weeks after the owner took out insurance.
- Capture 3
- 'Now' required
To begin his enquiries, Mike Davies (Lee Patterson) arrives at the Stardust Club, another of Drayson's properties. With customary supporting evidence Ray Glenister identifies this as Merton Studios with added staging. (RL)
- Capture 4
- 'Now' required
Realising that Harry Drayson isn't involved with the arson at his club, Mike gives him and his niece Stella a lift home after a night out together.
- Capture 5
- 'Now' required
Harry Drayson (John Le Mesurier) leaves Stella (Rona Anderson) with Mike and makes his way to his apartment where he's attacked by Jim Lyde.
- Capture 6
- 16 Nov 2021
After the Stardust Club is smashed up by Max and his Henchmen, Mike pays a visit to the East End. Culvert Road SW11 with the British Flag public house at the corner of Sheepcote Lane to the right and West London Junction signalbox to the centre top. The location also features in 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning', 'This Is My Street' and 'Ladies Who Do'.
The British Flag is now simply The Flag. SJ
- Capture 7
- 16 Nov 2021
Getting out of his Ford Consul Convertible, Mike enters a pub where an old associate Larry works. Outside the Bagley Arms public house at the corner of Culvert Road and Brougham Street in Battersea.
The Wilditch Estate, built between 1965-68, replaced the terrace. SJ
- Capture 8
- 06 Jun 2023
When he's pointed out by Larry, Mike follows Roger (Jack Taylor) from the pub. Seen from the corner of Cabul Road and Latchmere Grove in SW11, this is the southern end of an unnamed and still extant thoroughfare from Latchmere Road,
Still there indeed and I found Latchmere Passage on one map. SJ
- Capture 9
- 06 Jun 2023
Turning a corner, Mike loses sight of Roger. Looking west along Cabul Road in Battersea. A similar view appears in 'Man Detained'.
The railway viaduct and tunnel remain. SJ
- Capture 10
- 06 Jun 2023
Watched by Roger through the window of a nearby house, Mike returns to his car. The corner of Cabul Road and Latchmere Grove.
Very stripped back now. SJ
- Capture 11
- 06 Jun 2023
After escaping from Wandsworth Prison, John Drayson (Harold Lang) arrives to see Max and Roger. Facing the front doors of numbers 61 to 65 Cabul Road SW11.
About here. SJ
- Capture 12
- 'Now' required
Harry's brother John looks out from the darkness at the back of the Starlight Club to see the shadow of a Policeman. Merton Studios once again says Ray. (RL)
- Capture 13
- 'Now' required
Turning the other way, John sees another Officer talking to one of the club's Staff. Thank you Ray, so, 'turning the other way', this has also to be Merton Studios. (RL)