Impulse 1954 Cy Endfield Arthur Kennedy UK QUAD

  

Impulse is a 1954 British second feature. (as "Charles de Lautour") and starring Arthur Kennedy. The film was shot at Nettlefold Studios.

With sets designed by art director Wilfred Arnold. Endfield had come to work in Britain to escape the Hollywood blacklist. In order for him to direct, the Association of Cine Technicians. Said Characteristic British crime melodrama. The story is by no means completely convincing, but is made reasonably credible by a standard of acting somewhat above the average for a production of this type. Film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane praised Kennedy's performance and said This detailed and un-showy study of a man tempted away from a comfortable but dull rut is one of the subtlest to be found in the'B' film ranks. Rated the film as "average", writing: Ordinary thriller at least keeps you guessing. Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: This is a routine British second-feature, although Arthur Kennedy is a cut above the average imported American lead. Kennedy has a fling with nightclub singer Constance Smith, who involves him in a crime. Screenwriter "Jonathan Roach" is actually Cy Endfield, taking refuge in the UK from the McCarthy witch-hunts, while Charles de Lautour took credit for Endfield as director. Cy Endfield (as Jonathan Roach) Lawrence Huntington.