Crown v. Stevens

Patric Knowles stars as a naïve young man who becomes embroiled in the murderous, money-hungry scheming of his boss’s wife, in Michael Powell’s stylish proto-film noir.

Powell’s penultimate quota production was this proto-film noir for Warner Brothers, stylishly shot by Basil Emmott. Patric Knowles stars as a naïve young man who becomes embroiled in the murderous, money-hungry scheming of his boss’s wife, played with real femme fatale relish by Beatrix Thompson, a renowned theatre actress appearing here in her only starring role for the cinema.

Remastering has been supported by Matt Spick and the Charles Skey Charitable Trust.