Escort for Hire (1960)
1h 6min | Crime, Drama | December 1960 (UK)
In this crime drama, an unemployed actor gets a job as an escort-bodyguard and winds up framed for murder after one of his wealthy clients is killed.
Director: Godfrey Grayson
Writer: Mark Grantham
Stars: June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen
1h 6min | Crime, Drama | December 1960 (UK)
In this crime drama, an unemployed actor gets a job as an escort-bodyguard and winds up framed for murder after one of his wealthy clients is killed.
Director: Godfrey Grayson
Writer: Mark Grantham
Stars: June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen
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Short filmTranscript
00:00The women you'll be meeting are all used to men who are both charming and attentive.
00:10Your manners must be impeccable. Flutter their femininity.
00:15Buzz, we'll begin with you.
00:17Me?
00:18Yes, we'll start at the beginning, when you go to call for them. Come along.
00:23Now imagine this is the doorway to her house or flat. You go outside and knock, and I'll answer the door.
00:33Now?
00:34Yes, now.
00:35Okay.
00:46Oh, go on. What do you say?
00:49Oh, well, my name's Buzz Jenkins, you know. I came along from Kennedy's Bureau. They'd say...
00:55Oh, no, you mustn't say Kennedy's Bureau. That might embarrass the woman. No, you put her entirely at her ease.
01:01Just give your name and shake her by the hand, politely. Now try again.
01:06Okay.
01:09I think that covers everything except the end to our perfect evening. Sometimes this can be the most difficult part.
01:16Now and then you get a client who expects not only a date, but a lover.
01:20Oh, you could put me down for one of them.
01:22I'm deadly serious on this point. When you take her home, you say goodnight to her, and that's the end of it.
01:28We're a reputable agency, and we intend to stay that way.
01:30But suppose she asks you in for a drink?
01:32Well, you refuse as politely as possible. Well, if you think it's an innocent invitation, and she'd be disappointed if you didn't,
01:39you could have one drink and then leave. But that's all.
01:42And if, while you're having the drink, she makes a pass?
01:45Well, you water off.
01:46Oh, but some girls can be pretty insistent, I hope.
01:50Buzz, please.
01:53Steve, I'll be you, and you'll be the client.
01:58Make a pass at me.
02:07I... I think you'd better leave it to your own judgment.
02:15Buzz.