Films
Beginning in 1948, the Hammer film company made three Dick Barton films, which were intended to be the beginning of a long-running series. Don Stannard, the star, was killed in a car crash in 1949, and Hammer decided to discontinue the series after the production of only three films. Hammer shelved plans to film the next Dick Barton film, Dick Barton in Africa written by John Gilling.
- Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948)
- Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949)
- Dick Barton at Bay (1950)
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