GREEN FOR DANGER (1946) B/W 91m dir: Sidney Gilliat

w/Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Rosamund John, Alistair Sim, Leo Genn, Judy Campbell, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott, Henry Edwards, Ronald Adam

From The Movie Guide: "Green for go! An unfairly overlooked delight in the annals of British film history, GREEN FOR DANGER is one of the most enjoyable films ever produced by those masters of comic entertainment, [Frank] Launder and Gilliat.

"Inspector Cockrill (Sim), an unorthodox detective, investigates a strange double murder that takes place in a British emergency hospital during WWII. A postman who has been slightly wounded by a buzz bomb dies on the operating table, and, when nurse Marion Bates (Campbell) discovers that he was murdered, she's stabbed to death. Cockrill discovers that everyone present during the operation had a motive, and, with an odd sense of amusement, he sets about exposing the surprising culprit.

"Though most US audiences remember Sim primarily for his flawless performance as Scrooge, his use of his droopy features, lugubrious yet fruity intonations and impeccable timing make this role one of his best. Gray, Howard and John are appealing as always, and a marvelous supporting cast gives fine moments to Genn, Jenkins, Marriott, Edwards and others. Still, it's the remarkable Sim (unlikely star material only at first glance) and the smooth, feather-light scripting and direction of Gilliat that makes watching this film like sitting up late on a stormy night reading your first Agatha Christie novel."