The Ringer (1952 film)

The Ringer
British theatrical poster
Directed byGuy Hamilton
Screenplay byLesley Storm
Val Valentine
Based onThe Ringer by Edgar Wallace
Produced byHugh Perceval
StarringHerbert Lom
Donald Wolfit
Mai Zetterling
CinematographyEdward Scaife
Edited byBert Bates
Music byMalcolm Arnold
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release date
  • December 1952 (1952-12) (London)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Ringer is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, and Denholm Elliott. The screenplay was by Lesley Storm and Val Valentine. It was Hamilton's directorial debut and the third English-language sound version of Edgar Wallace's 1929 play based on his 1925 novel The Gaunt Stranger. The previous adaptations were in 1928 (silent), 1931, 1932 (Germany-Austria), and 1938.