Man Accused is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Mongomery Tully and starring Ronald Howard and Carol Marsh.
Plot
Bob Jensen becomes engaged to Kathy, a baronet's daughter, but finds himself framed for murder and consequently imprisoned. He manages to break out of jail, and begins a search for the real killers.
Cast
Ronald Howard – Bob Jensen
Carol Marsh – Kathy
Ian Fleming – Sir Thomas
Catharina Ferraz – Anna
Robert Dorning – Beckett
Stuart Saunders – Curran
Brian Nissen – Derek
Kenneth Edwardes – Butler
Colin Tapley – Inspector
Howard Lang – Sergeant
Gordon Needham – Constable
Graham Ashley – Warder
Critical reception
In a contemporary review The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Variably acted and tamely presented, this conventional frame-up tale relies chiefly on the story line to hold the attention. In its un-exacting fashion it does so until a ludicrous escape scene destroys all interest in the outcome."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as “poor” and wrote: "Careless presentation and a tired format that’s played out.''
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film "mildly twisty", commenting that Carol Marsh was "a more distinctively distraught heroine than most".
TV Guide wrote: "this poorly-made work follows every convention of its hackneyed wronged-man plot and ultimately offers nothing at all."