Death Is a Number (1952)
Directed by Robert Henryson
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Sports Drama |
Run Time - 50 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Race-car driver Terence Alexander is subjected to a centuries-old curse. Alexander poohs-poohs all forms of superstition, but soon he learns the errors of his ways. The curse gimmick is barely sufficient to sustain 50 minutes-just as well, since Death is a Number clocks in at ten minutes short of an hour. The film comes to life only during the racetrack scenes. Seldom seen these days, Death is a Number was a Late Late Show fixture in the mid- to- late 1950s.
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Keywords
car, ancient, auto-racing, curse, death, driver, life, murder, numbers, racer, sports
