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Green for Danger

Green for Danger

1946
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 31m
In a rural English hospital during WW2, a postman dies on the operating table and the nurse states she knows the murderer is dead too. The facetious Inspector Cockrill suspects one of the five doctors and nurses who were in the operating theater to be the assassin. But four poisonous pills have disappeared.... (imdb)
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Green for Danger

1946
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 31m
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Rated 22 May 2007
80
68th
Nice, very British little mystery with their famous dry sense of humor (er, "humour"). And will you silly admin people please get that _Dracula A.D. 1972_ still out of this film's entry, it's embarrassing :-)
Rated 11 May 2010
52
19th
Keeps all the plates spinning well enough to keep it engaging, even if the "who" is much more of a mystery than the fairly obvious "how." Alastair Sim is quite good, and I liked Trevor Howard as a leading man -- in fact, between his performance early in the film and the surprising sharpness of some of the early dialogue, part of me wishes I could see a version of this film without the murders that simply focused on the doctors' relationships. That interest faded, but it's still worth a watch.
Rated 15 Sep 2011
71
55th
A tight and humorous whodunit, but not really surprising (spoiler!: It's the one with emotional baggage!). What really holds it together is pre-Scrooge Alastair Sim, stealing the show with the wackiest-quasi-homosexual-Inspector this side of Willem Dafoe.
Rated 01 Feb 2013
80
78th
I watched this movie while sleep deprived, and thought the painfully posh accents were hilarious. I know that makes me a bigot. A predictable but good comedy/mystery flick for people who prefer their detectives to have a solid case of trismus (which should be just about everyone).
Rated 12 Aug 2014
85
94th
This British mystery gem is original, suspenseful and witty, and the cinematography is really nice.
Rated 21 Jul 2007
79
64th
A pretty good mystery, elevated by the wonderful comic talents of Alastair Sim as Inspector Cockrill. The whodunit aspect of the movie is handled well, keeping you guessing with a series of meaningful looks and red herring (although the "HOWdunit" aspect becomes rather obvious).
Rated 28 Nov 2007
77
51st
It was an interesting and fun to watch little mystery. Not a lot stands out but there are a lot of nice little details in the dialogue that make it rewatchable.
Rated 20 Jun 2008
72
81st
Score based on distant memory: may well deserve higher.
Rated 12 Mar 2009
76
71st
Very fun little picture. The murder mystery is straight, but with lots of dry humor from Sim.
Rated 05 Aug 2009
3
45th
A very fun whodunit with a unique murder plot and a healthy dose of black humor. Notable for great performances from Trevor Howard and especially Alastair Sim as the sardonic detective, who provides most of the film's comedic element. It looks nice too, with soft contrasts and interesting compositions.
Rated 09 Nov 2009
76
56th
Alastair Sim is wonderful as the narrator/detective, and he provides most of the funny moments of the film. The rest of the cast and the plot of the film are fairly standard for a mystery, and the central crime becomes very obvious early on in the film.
Rated 21 May 2010
87
81st
A strong Ealing feel pervades this film with obvious back-drops, some stilted acting and poor script. Simms suffers from his St. Trinians personna throughout and the comedy is dated. Yet still this works, it has an underlying plot which is strong and there are some twists and turns along the way too.. One for DVD or a wet rainy afternoon. Worth watching.
Rated 05 Feb 2011
80
66th
Excellent photography and production design, but the bulk of the first Act is right from a soap opera teleplay. It's not until Alastair Sim shows up that all the right pieces fall into place and the melodrama is kept in check by that dry British wit. Also a good whodunit with a novel motive and ending.
Rated 05 Aug 2011
84
89th
Very witty British murder mystery with the indomitable Alastair Sim as the inspector from Scotland Yard who is investigating what he believes is a murder at a wartime hospital. The screenplay has just the right amount of twists and turns to keep you oft kilter as to who is the murderer. If you like Agatha Christie type mysteries, then this will be right up your alley.
Rated 20 Dec 2011
65
60th
With his almost supernatural powers of deduction, Sim could easily be playing a 1940s reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes, albeit with an added sense of mischief and playfulness. His character really stands out in what is a fun and well-crafted murder mystery. Just the right amount of clues to keep the viewer engaged, but the screenplay is tight enough that it doesn't get bogged down with details.
Rated 29 Jun 2013
75
54th
Red for herring
Rated 02 Oct 2013
6
44th
Well put together, entertaining whodunit Lots of shifty eyes behind operating masks actually create a sense of unease but it all becomes very predictable in terms of gender roles and outcomes.
Rated 14 Apr 2015
90
83rd
While it takes about half an hour to kick in to gear, this ultimately emerges as a quite wonderful whodunit, sparked by fine performances from Genn and Howard, and some delicious scene-stealing courtesy of charmingly befuddled (but ultimately steely) Sim. A certain rote predictability in the mystery elements is easy to forgive.
Rated 21 Jan 2016
60
54th
Sim is brilliant, but the mystery is fairly silly and the conclusion - Sim has the suspects recreate the murder scene, and, even knowing this, the guilty party for some reason repeats the same actions as before - makes no sense.
Rated 24 Jul 2016
44
4th
A very normal mystery. Nothing new.
Rated 04 Jul 2017
49
51st
They are all so English! Even the Scotsman! (I really enjoyed the reaction to the V-1s, BTW. Sang-froid indeed. No wonder we won the war.)
Rated 19 Apr 2020
75
73rd
A very pleasant 90-minutes diversion. A murder mystery--not so dark as to be deeply unsettling--populated with characters fleshed out enough to catch your interest. Pauline Kael wrote, "This suspense comedy is almost a classic of its pleasant, minor genre," and as usual, she was right.
Rated 27 Oct 2020
90
99th
Up until the end Green for Danger (1946) was one of the most well-structured murder mysteries of '46. Classic British crime at its most refined. And then there was the ending.... absolutely brilliant! That was classic Alastair Sim!
Rated 01 Apr 2021
70
43rd
Enjoyable whodunnit in a hospital with an amusing Alastair Sim as the mischievous inspector on the case.
Rated 15 Apr 2022
65
73rd
Very good.
Rated 09 Sep 2023
78
63rd
The contained charm of the British aptly satisfies and amuses. Decent story, but not particularly gripping.
Rated 21 Sep 2023
82
82nd
Pretty good murder mystery, led by Alistair Sim in another good performance.

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