 Hammer Studios planned many more of the Dick Barton series. However,  coming home from a cast party to celebrate the release of the  previous film in the series, _Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949)_ (qv),  the star, Don Stannard (qv), wrecked the car he was driving and  was killed instantly. Sebastian Cabot (I) (qv)was also in the car  but was only slightly injured.