---
title: 'Emergency Call (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Gilbert'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/emergency-call-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044585/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Emergency Call (1952)

1952 · 84 min · Thriller · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Emergency Call, released in the US as The Hundred Hour Hunt, is a 1952 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Joy Shelton and Sid James. It was written by Gilbert and Vernon Harris, and distributed by Butcher's Film Service. The film was a noted success compared to its small budget and helped establish Gilbert as a director. It was remade in 1962 as Emergency.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-gilbert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wilfred Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfred-burns)
- **Producer:** [Ernest G. Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-g-roy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilkie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilkie-cooper)
- **Editor:** [Charles Hasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-hasse)

## Cast

- [Anthony Steel](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-steel)
- [Joy Shelton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joy-shelton)
- [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner-2)
- [Sid James](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-james)

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