The Accursed (Allied Artists) (1958)

STORY OF INTRI GUE FOUND IN "THE ACCURSED' (Advance) There is an exciting story of intrigue depicted in Allied Artists’ opens “The Accursed,”’ a at the Fantur production which theatre. With Donald Wolfit, Robert Bray and Jane Griffiths starred, it deals with the successful efforts of a one-time oe ____ ++ colonel to find the murderer of their Resistance Organization leader. The search is conducted in the colonel’s country home in England when surviving members of the organization gather for the annual commemoration of the _ leader’s death. The colonel is portrayed by Wolfit, and Bray appears as an American major who joins the group at the colonel’s invitation when he | stops at the house to seek aid after | his car has broken down. cgi The beauteous Miss Griffiths appears as the daughter of her professor-father, portrayed by Carl Jaffe, who had served the resistance forces. | Others in this cast of brilliant | actors, many of them favorites in England and on the Continent, include Anton Diffring, Oscar Quitak and John Van Eyssen. The film was directed by Michael McCarthy, who also wrote the original story and the screenplay upon which it was based. Bray Stars In New Picture Robert Bray, who has had top roles in many motion pictures, is one of the stars in Allied Artists’ “The Accursed,” now at the theatre. His co-stars, each particularly popular in England and on the} European continent, are Donald} Wolfit and Jane Griffiths. The murder mystery, involving survivors of a World War 11 resistance organization, unfolds in an English manor house in which the | survivors have met to commemo | The story takes place in a British rate the death of their war-time leader. ! theatre. One Girl Only In New Film Jane Griffiths, a favorite among movie-goers in England and on the European continent and now findin an appreciative audience in America, is the only feminine player in “The Accursed.” This filmization of a Michael McCarthy murder mystery is an Allied Artists release now playing Btsbhe es masse theatre. Starring with Miss Griffiths are Robert Bray and Donald Wolfit. | OPERATION TERROR | manor house where survivors of a World War II resistance organization are gathered for an annual dinner at which the death of their war-time leader is commemorated. The film was directed by its author for Fantur Productions. E. J. Fancey was the producer of the picture, with David Turner as his associate. | | | THE ACCURSED NO. 21 VERSATILE Michael McCarthy wrote the original story and screenplay for Robert Bray, right, starred with Donald Wolfit and Jane Griffiths, is Allied Artists’ “The Accursed,” | Shown with Stefan Toller in a scene from Allied Artists’ “The Accursed,” murder mystery, and directed the | opening at the theatre. The film relates a film which now is at the dramatic story of the activities of an international group of spies determined to expose the traitor in their midst. From the Files of the World’s Most Fabulous SECRET SOCIETY: TODAY’S SENSATIONAL SPY-SHOCKER! The Man hunt to find ASSASSIN ‘X’, unseen, unknown except by the sign of his bloody dagger! = DONALD WOLFIT ROBERT BRAY JANE GRIFFITHS starring DONALD WOLFIT + ROBERT BRAY + JANE GRIFFITHS 103 Ad Mat No. 103 | col. x 314" (49 Lines) A Fantur Production Directed by Michael McCarthy Ad Mat No. 302 3 cols. x 6" | JERROR in the undergr of the world’s most fabulous SECRET SOCIETY ! AN ALLIED ARTISTS RELEASE starring DONALD WOLFIT ROBERT BRAY + JANE GRIFFITHS Ad Mat No. 30 ound & (29 | 3 cols. x 1!/' 302 (252 Lines) TODAY’S SENSATIONAL SPY-SHOCKER! AN ALLIED ARTISTS RELEASE 102 30) Ad Mat No. 102 d (63 Lines) (eal. x 2" (28 Lines)