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Michael McCarthy Michael McCarthy i(6102053 works by)
Born: Established: 27 Feb 1917 Birmingham, West Midlands,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 7 May 1959
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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2 form y separately published work icon Assassin for Hire Rex Rienits , ( dir. Michael McCarthy ) England : Merton Park Studios Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors , 1951 6102038 1950 single work film/TV crime thriller

Devoted family man Anthonio Riccardi poses as a collector of rare stamps, but supports his wife and musically talented younger brother by hiring out his skills as an assassin.

Rienits's film began as a television drama produced by the BBC in 1950. After it aired, Anglo-Amalgamated Films approached Rienits with a view to re-filming it and releasing it as a feature film: it was released in cinemas in 1951. Both versions were called Assassin for Hire, and both cast the same actor in the lead role of Antonio Riccardi.

In 1952, Rienits published a novelisation of his script, in an edition with a short story based on his film Wide Boy.

Further Reading

'Australian's Television Play to be Filmed', Sunday Herald, Sunday 5 November 1950, p.6.
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