A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood transfusion, but her blood type is extremely rare, so the race is on to find the donors.
Emergency Call (1952) is a thriller film directed by Lewis Gilbert, released on May 19, 1952 with a runtime of 1h 24m. It stars Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Joy Shelton and Sidney James. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 7 ratings.
Jack Warner
as Inspector Lane
Anthony Steel
as Dr. Carter
Joy Shelton
as Laura Bishop
Sidney James
as Danny Marks
Earl Cameron
as George Robinson
Thora Hird
as Mrs. Cornelius
Freddie Mills
as Tim Mahoney
John Robinson
as Dr. Braithwaite
Eric Pohlmann
as Flash Harry
Sydney Tafler
as Brett
Geoffrey Hibbert
as Jackson
Vida Hope
as Brenda
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, written by Vernon Harris and Lewis Gilbert, produced by Ernest G. Roy.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 7 ratings.
It's quite tough to be objective about this - it is a well made feel-good film with a worthy cause and sterling efforts from all concerned as they try to track down a blood donor who can save the life of a desperately ill child. Simultaneously, the police - Jack Warner and Bruce Seton - are on the trail of a dodgy boxing promoter who is trying to manipulate the career of "Tim Mahoney" (former World Light…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
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Emergency Call (1952) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Emergency Call (1952) includes Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Joy Shelton, Sidney James and Earl Cameron. The film was directed by Lewis Gilbert. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Emergency Call was released on May 19, 1952 and runs for 1h 24m.
Emergency Call (1952) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 7 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
