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Originally Posted by Michael Brooke  It's a good story, but I've never been entirely convinced by the "Peeping Tom ruined Michael Powell's career" hypothesis - or at least I don't think it's quite as conveniently pat as that.
For instance, the more expensive and truly terrible The Queen's Guards, made the following year, probably did more direct damage to his bankability - but that film really has been buried and forgotten. |
I wasn't aware of
The Queen's Guards as every interview I've seen and read only mentions
Peeping Tom as the film which wrecked his reputation and made him relocate to Australia to try and resurrect his career.