Snorkel, The
Date: 1958
Director: Guy Green
Production Company: Clarion Films, Hammer Films
Stars: Peter van Eyck, Betta St. John, Mandy Miller, Grégoire Aslan, William Franklyn
Location(s): Ligura (Italy)
Region(s): Italy
Storyline:
An author in an unhappy marriage executes what he believes to be the perfect murder of his wife.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
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Daily Woman (Marie Burke) runs out of the house to alert the Gardener (Henri Vidon) that she can smell gas coming under the door of Madge Decker’s bedroom. Villa della Pergola above Alassio in the Province of Savona, Liguria, Italy.
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Jean Edwards (Betta St. John) tries to comfort Candy Brown (Mandy Miller) after the death of her mother. Villa della Pergola.
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Candy leaves the Coroners Court after the inquest. The Town Hall on Piazza della Libertà in Alassio.
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The youngster is convinced that her mother's apparent suicide was faked.
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Looking towards Via Giuseppe Mazzini from the west side of the Town Hall.
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Mr. Wilson from the British Consulate drives Paul Decker and Jean to the hotel where they are staying. The corner of Piazza Partigiani and Viale Gibb in Alassio with the Europa and Concordia Hotel to the right.
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Wilson (William Franklyn), Jean and Paul Decker (Peter van Eyck) get out of the car to discover that Candy is not in the hotel. The background building to the left still stands on Viale Gibb, Alassio.
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Searching the resort, Wilson spots Candy. Facing south-east on Via Roma in Alassio, Liguria's riviera.
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Finding Candy on the seafront, Wilson takes her back to the hotel. Via Roma with the corner of Via Don Boselli in the right background.
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With the villa standing above the town, Candy looks out of her hotel window at a poster. Looking up at Villa della Pergola.
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One of the posters bears an image of a diver wearing a snorkel.
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Following dinner, Paul and Jean take a walk as Candy returns to the villa to seek out clues.
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Paul, Jean and Candy spend time at the beach. Zero Beach to the north of Alassio.
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Aong the beach, Candy spots a man wearing a snorkel. More of Zero Beach.
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Candy visits the Police Station to tell the Inspector of her suspicions about her step-father. Facing north-east on Corso Dante Alighieri, Alassio.
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Paul drives from the resort towards the French border.
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The frontier is reached. This appears to be the Italian side of the border with France on Corso Mentone Grimaldi, Liguria.
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Paul's passport is checked and stamped.
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Successfully passing through the border, Paul drives into France.
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The car turns into the driveway of a small hotel.
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Inside the hotel, Paul takes a room before swimming back to Italy.
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At the Europa Hotel, Candy is woken by a phone call. The Europa and Concordia Hotel at the corner of Piazza Partigiani and Viale Gibb.
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Tricked by Paul impersonating a Policeman, Candy makes her way up to the villa.
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After being rescued from a gas filled bedroom at the villa, Wilson drives Candy and Jean back to town. Looking over Murillo di Alassio in front of the Town Hall and facing Caffè Roma on Corso Dante Alighieri.
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The shot pans with the car. Corso Dante Alighieri in Alassio with the corner of Via Don Giovanni Minzoni to the left of centre.
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Candy asks Mr. Wilson to stop the car. Continuity doesn’t quite flow like Ligurian wine as this is Corso Dante Alighieri at the junction with Via Torino.
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With the evidence she needs and her step-father trapped, Candy enters the Police Station. Corso Dante Alighieri.