My Death Is a Mockery

My Death Is a Mockery is a 1952 British crime film directed by Tony Young and starring Donald Houston, Kathleen Byron and Bill Kerr. It was shot at the Brighton Studios as a second feature. The following year it attracted notoriety as the last film watched by Christopher Craig before he shot dead a policeman during a failed burglary. Synopsis After being condemned to death, a man recounts the events that have brought him there. A struggling Brixham fisherman, he was persuaded by an Australian chancer to switch to smuggling brandy from the French coast. However the murder of a policeman rapidly leads to things falling apart. Cast Donald Houston as John Bradley Kathleen Byron as Helen Bradley Bill Kerr as Hansen Eddie Leslie as Le Cambre Liam Gaffney as Father Matthews Kenneth Henry as Inspector Felix Felton as Closterman Sheila McCormack as Patsy - the Barmaid Christopher Quest as First Customs Officer Michael Voysey as Second Customs Officer Vincent Holman as Prison Governor Meadows White as Warder Christmas Grose as Sailor