Assassin for Hire

Assassin for Hire is a 1951 British crime film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard and Katharine Blake. Its plot follows a contract killer who becomes stricken with remorse when he is led to believe he has murdered his brother. It was the first feature film made by Anglo-Amalgamated. It was made at Merton Park Studios from a screenplay by Rex Rienits. It was intended as a supporting feature, although it may have been shown as a headline feature in some cinemas. Plot Antonio Riccardi, a young British criminal of Italian heritage, works as a professional contract killer in order to pay for his gifted younger brother's violin lessons so that he can escape from a life of poverty and crime. A series of mistakes lead him to wrongly believe he has killed his brother, and he confesses his crimes to the police. Cast Sydney Tafler as Antonio Riccardi Ronald Howard as Detective Inspector Carson Katharine Blake as Maria Riccardi John Hewer as Giuseppe Riccardi June Rodney as Helen Garrett Gerald Case as Detective Sergeant Stott Reginald Dyson as Josef Meyerling Sam Kydd as Bert Ian Wallace as Charlie Martin Benson as Catesby Ewen Solon as Fred