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Rush Job
Written byDenis Constanduros
Directed byDouglas Allan
StarringStanley Baker
Julien Mitchell
Rachel Gurney
Iris Williams
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 mins
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release1951 (1951)

Rush Job is a 1951 British television film starring Stanley Baker, Julien Mitchell, Rachel Gurney, and Iris Williams. It was a drama set in an explosives factory.[1][2]

Reception

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The Wokingham Times called it "interesting and very suitable for TV".[3] The Evening Standard said the makers did "a fine unrushed job of creating the atmosphere of a factory under tension" but disliked some of the language.[4]

References

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  1. "Looking ahead". The Sketch. 31 January 1951. p. 25.
  2. Vagg, Stephen (28 December 2025). "Forgotten British Moguls: Stanley Baker". Filmink. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. "Television views". Wokingham Times. 16 February 1951. p. 2.
  4. "Last night's viewing". Evening Standard. 14 February 1951. p. 9.
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