Lindsay Hardy Lindsay Hardy i(A45432 works by) (a.k.a. Lindsay John Hardy)
Born: Established: 17 Sep 1914 Victor Harbor, Victor Harbor - Goolwa area, Fleurieu Peninsula - Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 7 Feb 1994 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion
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1 y separately published work icon Missili, Dollari e Rubli Lindsay Hardy , Milan : Arnoldo Mondadori , 1966 Z1398861 1966 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Occhio per Occhio Spia per Spia Lindsay Hardy , Milan : Arnoldo Mondadori , 1966 Z1398850 1966 single work novel
1 form y separately published work icon The Man in the Mirror Lindsay Hardy , ( dir. Gerald Blake ) 1966 London : BBC TV , 1966 Z1394767 1966 series - publisher film/TV thriller crime

A man who is the exact double of an expert forger is recruited by treasury agents as part of an elaborate scheme to break a criminal organisation that is laundering counterfeit money.

For a detailed, episode-by-episode synopsis, see Film Details.
1 form y separately published work icon The Sleeper Lindsay Hardy , ( dir. Alan Bromly ) 1964 London : BBC TV , 1964 Z1394763 1964 series - publisher film/TV crime thriller

A British secret agent is reactivated and sent to Poland to investigate the crashing of a Moscow-bound plane allegedly carrying American classified documents.

For a detailed, episode-by-episode synopsis, see Film Details.
1 y separately published work icon Supein no Kaso : kadai Lindsay Hardy , s.l. : Hattorifuiromuentapuraijizu , 1962 Z1400434 1962 single work novel
1 form y separately published work icon Walk a Crooked Mile Lindsay Hardy , ( dir. David Rose ) 1961 London : BBC TV , 1961 Z1394741 1961 series - publisher film/TV detective crime

The police are called in to investigate a murder on a film set.

For a detailed, episode-by-episode synopsis, see Film Details.
1 form y separately published work icon The Assassins Lindsay Hardy , United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 1960 6445338 1960 single work film/TV crime thriller

'Into a perfectly normal, well-to-do, middle class house burst two strangers, political assassins who plan to murder a traitor from their side of the world as he returns to his home opposite their temporary hideout. The two, captain and sergeant, make their plans and the captive family is powerless to do anything. Father and captain argue, humanitarian against ruthless killer, the east of the Iron Curtain against the west. With the maddening leisureliness proper to such a situation, we wait until the plot fails and both killers are dead. Then comes the twist, which could not be disclosed were this a film or a play for the stage. This is not London but Moscow; without knowing it, we have all along been on the wrong side of world politics.

'Whether this proves anything or not, it is at least liberally humane; political assassins are deplorable but heroic whatever they serve, and ordinary people, pretty much the same everywhere, naturally dislike bloodshed. As a thesis, this may not be startling; as a surprise ending to a thriller, it has a splendid effectiveness.'

Source:

'Skilful Exercise in Suspense', The Times, 5 December 1960, p.16.
1 form y separately published work icon A Mask for Alexis Lindsay Hardy , ( dir. Eric Fawcett ) 1959 London : BBC TV , 1959 Z1394729 1959 series - publisher film/TV crime

Condensed from the radio serial of the same name, the narrative concerns Christopher Knight, a man who is falsely accused of murder and who subsequently sets out to investigate the crime himself.

Further Reference:

'A Mask For Alexis'. Times, 22 September 1959, p.13.
1 form y separately published work icon The Smell of Terror Lindsay Hardy , 1959 Sydney : Grace Gibson Productions , 1959 Z1394725 1959 single work radio play thriller The final story in the Major Gregory Keen radio series, this time the narrative is set in the Caribbean. Keen becomes involved in a plot to overthrow General Mendoza, the dictator of a small island republic.
1 form y separately published work icon Two Roads to Samara Lindsay Hardy , 1959 Sydney : Grace Gibson Productions , 1959 Z1394723 1959 single work radio play thriller The fourth Major Keen radio adventure. This time he is sent to Scotland to protect one of the world's richest men - and someone who is prepared to set the world ablaze in order to save his financial empire.
1 y separately published work icon The Grand Duke and Mr Pimm Lindsay Hardy , New York (City) : Harper and Brothers , 1959 Z981108 1959 single work novel
1 form y separately published work icon Knave of Hearts Lindsay Hardy , ( dir. John Saul ) 1958 Sydney : Grace Gibson Productions , 1958 Z1394721 1958 single work radio play humour Satirical radio serial about Mr Timothy Pimm who exploits wealthy families by arranging marriages between their daughters and destitute aristocrats.
1 form y separately published work icon A Mask for Alexis Lindsay Hardy , 1957 Sydney : Grace Gibson Productions , 1957-1958 Z1394730 1957 single work radio play crime Action, confict and suspense mount in this tightly constructed romantic thriller about a man, Christopher Knight, who is falsely accused of murder and who subsequently sets out to investigate the crime himself.
1 form y separately published work icon Walk a Crooked Mile Lindsay Hardy , 1956 Z1394704 1956 single work radio play crime

Radio serial.

'David Beckett’s problems were much of his own making. Reckless, impatient, attractive to women, but surprisingly naïve, he finds himself agreeing to take a gang of criminals and a stolen load of gold bullion from England to Tangiers aboard his ocean-going yacht.'

Source: Grace Gibson Productions.
1 form y separately published work icon A Stranger in Paradise Lindsay Hardy , 1956 Sydney : Grace Gibson Productions , 1956 Z1394699 1956 single work radio play crime

A mystery thriller set in Hollywood. Bill North finds himself with a corpse to deal with and a frame for murder around his neck.
1 y separately published work icon Show No Mercy Lindsay Hardy , New York (City) : Popular Library , 1955 Z1007778 1955 single work novel crime detective
5 The Faceless Ones Lindsay Hardy , 1954 single work novel detective crime
7 y separately published work icon The Nightshade Ring Lindsay Hardy , 1954 single work novel crime detective
1 form y separately published work icon World for Ransom Lindsay Hardy , ( dir. Robert Aldrich ) United States of America (USA) : Plaza Productions , 1954 6445491 1954 single work film/TV crime thriller adventure

Essentially a film version of China Smith television series (1953-1954), for which Lindsay Hardy also wrote, about an Irish conman and adventurer operating in Singapore (series one) and then Hong Kong and Macao (in series two). This film used the same production studio, sets, and cast members as China Smith, but re-named the characters.

Like China Smith, Mike Callahan is an Irish soldier of fortune who, in this film, thwarts the attempts of an international gang to kidnap an eminent nuclear physicist for ransom.
5 y separately published work icon Requiem for a Redhead Lindsay Hardy , New York (City) : Appleton , 1953 Z981120 1953 single work novel crime detective
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