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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">The Green Cockatoo</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Green_Cockatoo_film_poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/The_Green_Cockatoo_film_poster.jpg/220px-The_Green_Cockatoo_film_poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="336" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/The_Green_Cockatoo_film_poster.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="389" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Cameron_Menzies" title="William Cameron Menzies">William Cameron Menzies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Berkman" title="Ted Berkman">Ted Berkman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Story by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Graham_Greene" title="Graham Greene">Graham Greene</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_K._Howard" title="William K. Howard">William K. Howard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Mills" title="John Mills">John Mills</a><br /><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A8ne_Ray" class="mw-redirect" title="Rène Ray">Rène Ray</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mutz_Greenbaum" title="Mutz Greenbaum">Mutz Greenbaum</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Lloyd_(film_editor)" title="Russell Lloyd (film editor)">Russell Lloyd</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_R%C3%B3zsa" title="Miklós Rózsa">Miklós Rózsa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;">Devonshire Films</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>1940<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1940</span>)</span> (UK)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">65 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Green Cockatoo</b></i> (also known as <i><b>Four Dark Hours</b></i> and <i><b>Race Gang</b></i>) is a 1937 British <a href="/wiki/Drama_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama film">drama film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/William_Cameron_Menzies" title="William Cameron Menzies">William Cameron Menzies</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/John_Mills" title="John Mills">John Mills</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A8ne_Ray" class="mw-redirect" title="Rène Ray">Rène Ray</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Newton" title="Robert Newton">Robert Newton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BFIsearch_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFIsearch-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was adapted by <a href="/wiki/Ted_Berkman" title="Ted Berkman">Ted Barkman</a> from a story by <a href="/wiki/Graham_Greene" title="Graham Greene">Graham Greene</a> and shot at <a href="/wiki/Denham_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Denham Studios">Denham Studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It tells the story of an innocent young woman who arrives in London looking for work and, pursued by both criminals and police, is involved in a headlong series of fights and flights. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Cockatoo&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An innocent young woman arrives in London looking for work and walks into an ambush, in which gangsters knife an accomplice who has cheated them. The wounded man staggers with her to a cheap hotel, where he dies after begging her to tell his brother at The Green Cockatoo club. Going there, she is followed by police and hides in an upstairs room. It is that of Jim, the brother, but he does not identify himself to the stranger. When the police leave he escorts her out, but is followed by the gangsters. In another knife fight he gets away and takes her to a safe house. The police turn up, this time to take him to the morgue to identify his brother. When they leave, the gangsters abduct the girl. Looking for the gangsters, Jim turns up and in another fight immobilises them. The police arrive to arrest the gangsters, while Jim and the girl head for the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Cockatoo&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Mills" title="John Mills">John Mills</a> as Jim Connor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A8ne_Ray" class="mw-redirect" title="Rène Ray">Rène Ray</a> as Eileen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Newton" title="Robert Newton">Robert Newton</a> as Dave Connor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Oliver_(actor)" title="Charles Oliver (actor)">Charles Oliver</a> as Terrell, gang boss</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Seton" title="Bruce Seton">Bruce Seton</a> as Madison, tall henchman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Vedey" title="Julian Vedey">Julian Vedey</a> as Steve, short henchman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Jeayes" title="Allan Jeayes">Allan Jeayes</a> as the Detective Inspector</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Atkinson_(actor)" title="Frank Atkinson (actor)">Frank Atkinson</a> as Protheroe</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Cockatoo&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/British_Film_Institute" title="British Film Institute">British Film Institute</a> the film was made c.1937 but not released until 1940 after some re-shooting and re-editing.<sup id="cite_ref-BFIsearch_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BFIsearch-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The opening music is "In Town Tonight", by Eric Coates. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Cockatoo&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin" title="The Monthly Film Bulletin">The Monthly Film Bulletin</a></i> wrote: "The acting is much more convincing than the plot, René Ray maintaining a bewildered charming innocence throughout and John Mills being pleasantly tough as the owner of a cheap Soho café."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> wrote: "It's an obvious imitation of the gangster-type pictures produced by Hollywood during the last decade. As with all imitations made by those without the proper know-how, however, film, made before the war, emerges as more of a travesty than a carbon copy. Picture had the proper foundation in a story by Graham Greene, but whole thing collapses in a caricature of pseudo-thugs walking around with their hatbrims pulled down over their eyes, their hands continually in their pockets, etc. Film's chief saving grace is the acting. John Mills does the best he can in a James Cagney-type role, even with the songs and dances, American gangster slang, though, Just doesn't sound right coming from him. Robert Newton is good as Mills' no-account brother, around whom all the action revolves. Rene Ray is beauteous and has the right wide-eyed stare as the young country lass who unintentionally gets mixed up with all the big, bad gangsters in her first trip to London."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i>British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959</i> <a href="/wiki/David_Quinlan_(film_critic)" title="David Quinlan (film critic)">David Quinlan</a> rated the film as "average", writing: "Completed as <i>Four Dark Hours</i> in 1937, and shown as such in America, though not released in Britain until 1939 as <i>The Green Cockatoo</i>. The delay is puzzling as it's a tough little thriller that provides its star (John Mills) with a James Cagney-style role."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>The <a href="/wiki/Radio_Times" title="Radio Times">Radio Times</a> Guide to Films</i> gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "Sometimes even the greatest of talents don't add up to a successful movie. In this case the original story was by Graham Greene, the director was the great production designer William Cameron Menzies and the film was produced by noted director <a href="/wiki/William_K._Howard" title="William K. Howard">William K Howard</a>. John Mills is miscast as a singer who sets out to avenge the murder of his brother (Robert Newton). This contrived and episodic imitation of a Hollywood gangster melodrama is set during one dark night in Soho."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Cockatoo&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-BFIsearch-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BFIsearch_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BFIsearch_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150031358">"The Green Cockatoo"</a>. <i>British Film Institute Collections Search</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=British+Film+Institute+Collections+Search&rft.atitle=The+Green+Cockatoo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcollections-search.bfi.org.uk%2Fweb%2FDetails%2FChoiceFilmWorks%2F150031358&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Green+Cockatoo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWood1986" class="citation book cs1">Wood, Linda (1986). <i>British Films, 1927–1939</i>. <a href="/wiki/British_Film_Institute" title="British Film Institute">British Film Institute</a>. p. 95.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Films%2C+1927%E2%80%931939&rft.pages=95&rft.pub=British+Film+Institute&rft.date=1986&rft.aulast=Wood&rft.aufirst=Linda&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Green+Cockatoo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305806313/9F6A309FEF854B8FPQ/1">"The Green Cockatoo"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin" title="The Monthly Film Bulletin">The Monthly Film Bulletin</a></i>. <b>7</b> (73): 54. 1 January 1940 – via ProQuest.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Monthly+Film+Bulletin&rft.atitle=The+Green+Cockatoo&rft.volume=7&rft.issue=73&rft.pages=54&rft.date=1940-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fdocview%2F1305806313%2F9F6A309FEF854B8FPQ%2F1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Green+Cockatoo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/variety167-1947-07/page/n276/mode/1up?view=theater">"The Green Cockatoo"</a>. <i>Variety</i>: 27. 30 July 1947.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Variety&rft.atitle=The+Green+Cockatoo&rft.pages=27&rft.date=1947-07-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fvariety167-1947-07%2Fpage%2Fn276%2Fmode%2F1up%3Fview%3Dtheater&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Green+Cockatoo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFQuinlan1984" class="citation book cs1">Quinlan, David (1984). <i>British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959</i>. London: <a href="/wiki/Batsford_Books" title="Batsford Books">B.T. Batsford Ltd.</a> p. 78. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7134-1874-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-7134-1874-5"><bdi>0-7134-1874-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Sound+Films%3A+The+Studio+Years+1928%E2%80%931959&rft.place=London&rft.pages=78&rft.pub=B.T.+Batsford+Ltd.&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=0-7134-1874-5&rft.aulast=Quinlan&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Green+Cockatoo" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Radio Times Guide to Films</i> (18th ed.). 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href="/wiki/The_Maze_(1953_film)" title="The Maze (1953 film)">The Maze</a></i> (1953)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Graham_Greene" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Graham_Greene" title="Template:Graham Greene"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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Action</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rumour_at_Nightfall" title="Rumour at Nightfall">Rumour at Nightfall</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stamboul_Train" title="Stamboul Train">Stamboul Train</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Battlefield" title="It's a Battlefield">It's a Battlefield</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/England_Made_Me_(novel)" title="England Made Me (novel)">England Made Me</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Gun_for_Sale" title="A Gun for Sale">A Gun for Sale</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Rock_(novel)" title="Brighton Rock (novel)">Brighton Rock</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Confidential_Agent" title="The Confidential Agent">The Confidential Agent</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Power_and_the_Glory" title="The Power and the Glory">The Power and the Glory</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ministry_of_Fear" title="The Ministry of Fear">The Ministry of Fear</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Heart_of_the_Matter" title="The Heart of the Matter">The Heart of the Matter</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Third_Man" title="The Third Man">The Third Man</a></i> (novella; 1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_End_of_the_Affair" title="The End of the Affair">The End of the Affair</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quiet_American" title="The Quiet American">The Quiet American</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Loser_Takes_All" title="Loser Takes All">Loser Takes All</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Man_in_Havana" title="Our Man in Havana">Our Man in Havana</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Burnt-Out_Case" title="A Burnt-Out Case">A Burnt-Out Case</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Comedians_(novel)" title="The Comedians (novel)">The Comedians</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Travels_with_My_Aunt" title="Travels with My Aunt">Travels with My Aunt</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Honorary_Consul" title="The Honorary Consul">The Honorary Consul</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Factor_(novel)" title="The Human Factor (novel)">The Human Factor</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Fischer_of_Geneva" title="Doctor Fischer of Geneva">Doctor Fischer of Geneva</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monsignor_Quixote" title="Monsignor Quixote">Monsignor Quixote</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tenth_Man_(novel)" title="The Tenth Man (novel)">The Tenth Man</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Captain_and_the_Enemy" title="The Captain and the Enemy">The Captain and the Enemy</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No_Man%27s_Land_(Greene_novel)" title="No Man's Land (Greene novel)">No Man's Land</a></i> (2005)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-fiction</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_Without_Maps" title="Journey Without Maps">Journey Without Maps</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawless_Roads" title="The Lawless Roads">The Lawless Roads</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Childhood_and_Other_Essays" title="The Lost Childhood and Other Essays">The Lost Childhood and Other Essays</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_a_Character" title="In Search of a Character">In Search of a Character</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Sort_of_Life" title="A Sort of Life">A Sort of Life</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ways_of_Escape" title="Ways of Escape">Ways of Escape</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Getting_to_Know_the_General:_The_Story_of_an_Involvement" title="Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement">Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement</a></i> (1984)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Living_Room_(play)" title="The Living Room (play)">The Living Room</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Potting_Shed" title="The Potting Shed">The Potting Shed</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complaisant_Lover" title="The Complaisant Lover">The Complaisant Lover</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carving_a_Statue" title="Carving a Statue">Carving a Statue</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_A._J._Raffles" title="The Return of A. J. Raffles">The Return of A. J. Raffles</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Jowett" title="The Great Jowett">The Great Jowett</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yes_and_No_(play)" title="Yes and No (play)">Yes and No</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Whom_the_Bell_Chimes" title="For Whom the Bell Chimes">For Whom the Bell Chimes</a></i> (1983)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Story collections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Twenty-One_Stories" title="Twenty-One Stories">Twenty-One Stories</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Sense_of_Reality" title="A Sense of Reality">A Sense of Reality</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/May_We_Borrow_Your_Husband%3F_(short_story_collection)" title="May We Borrow Your Husband? (short story collection)">May We Borrow Your Husband?</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Word_and_Other_Stories" class="mw-redirect" title="The Last Word and Other Stories">The Last Word and Other Stories</a></i> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Short stories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_End_of_the_Party_(short_story)" title="The End of the Party (short story)">The End of the Party</a>" (1929)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Proof_Positive_(Greene_story)" title="Proof Positive (Greene story)">Proof Positive</a>" (1930)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Basement_Room" class="mw-redirect" title="The Basement Room">The Basement Room</a>" (1936)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Across_the_Bridge_(short_story)" title="Across the Bridge (short story)">Across the Bridge</a>" (1938)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Alas,_Poor_Maling" title="Alas, Poor Maling">Alas, Poor Maling</a>" (1940)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Film" title="The Blue Film">The Blue Film</a>" (1954)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Destructors" title="The Destructors">The Destructors</a>" (1954)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Shocking_Accident" title="A Shocking Accident">A Shocking Accident</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Invisible_Japanese_Gentlemen" title="The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen">The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Word_(Greene_short_story)" title="The Last Word (Greene short story)">The Last Word</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Screenplays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/21_Days" title="21 Days">21 Days</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Rock_(1948_film)" title="Brighton Rock (1948 film)">Brighton Rock</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fallen_Idol_(film)" title="The Fallen Idol (film)">The Fallen Idol</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Third_Man" title="The Third Man">The Third Man</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Loser_Takes_All_(film)" title="Loser Takes All (film)">Loser Takes All</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joan_(1957_film)" title="Saint Joan (1957 film)">Saint Joan</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Man_in_Havana_(film)" title="Our Man in Havana (film)">Our Man in Havana</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Comedians_(1967_film)" title="The Comedians (1967 film)">The Comedians</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monsignor_Quixote_(1985_TV_film)" title="Monsignor Quixote (1985 TV film)">Monsignor Quixote</a></i> (1985)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Adaptations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Orient_Express_(1934_film)" title="Orient Express (1934 film)">Orient Express</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Green Cockatoo</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Gun_for_Hire" title="This Gun for Hire">This Gun for Hire</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Went_the_Day_Well%3F" title="Went the Day Well?">Went the Day Well?</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Fear" title="Ministry of Fear">Ministry of Fear</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Heart_of_the_Matter_(film)" title="The Heart of the Matter (film)">The Heart of the Matter</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_End_of_the_Affair_(1955_film)" title="The End of the Affair (1955 film)">The End of the Affair</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quiet_American_(1958_film)" title="The Quiet American (1958 film)">The Quiet American</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Travels_with_My_Aunt_(film)" title="Travels with My Aunt (film)">Travels with My Aunt</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Factor_(1979_film)" title="The Human Factor (1979 film)">The Human Factor</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Honorary_Consul_(film)" title="The Honorary Consul (film)">The Honorary Consul </a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_End_of_the_Affair_(1999_film)" title="The End of the Affair (1999 film)">The End of the Affair</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quiet_American_(2002_film)" title="The Quiet American (2002 film)">The Quiet American</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Rock_(2010_film)" title="Brighton Rock (2010 film)">Brighton Rock</a></i> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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