Distant Trumpet [SEP] director
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet is a 1952 drama film directed by Terence Fisher, starring Derek Bond and Jean Patterson. A Harley Street doctor answers the call to perform medical missionary work in Africa, taking over from his indisposed brother.
Cast.
- Derek Bond as David Anthony
- Jean Patterson as Valerie Maitland
- Derek Elphinstone as Richard Anthony
- Anne Brooke as Beryl Jeffries
- Grace Gavin as Mrs. Phillips
- Jean Webster Brough as Mrs. Waterhouse
- Grace Denbeigh-Russell as Mrs Hallet
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She then supported Debbie Reynolds in "Mary, Mary" (1963). Her last film for Warners was "A Distant Trumpet" (1964) with Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, the final film of director Raoul Walsh. In a 1964 interview she said she had "mostly been cast as the spoilt rich girl".
Warners announced her for "Sex and the Single Girl" (1964) in the role of a secretary. She turned down the role and Warners elected not to renew her contract