Crime drama starring Pat O'Brien. Having suffered a series of personal setbacks and in need of cash, reporter Bart Crosbie tries to get his old job back. But when he returns to the newspaper offices, Crosbie discovers that his former boss has been murdered.
Warner Bros rarely pushed lead roles Pat O'Brien's way. Even so, it's hard to fathom why he crossed the Atlantic for the starring role in this far-fetched B-movie. You might expect an impoverished father trying to fund his son's eye operation to resort to some pretty desperate tactics but confessing to a murder in order to raise the money? Hardly the behaviour of an ace reporter, although he does come to his senses in time to crack a diamond-smuggling racket. Terence Fisher directs with little enthusiasm, but it's worth hanging in there to catch the debut of Tommy Steele.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Bart Crosbie | Pat O'Brien |
| Jill Brook | Lois Maxwell |
| Heinz Webber | George Coulouris |
| Inspector Lane | Wensley Pithey |
| Waxy | Freddie Mills |
| Brook | Ronald Adam |
| Steve | Robert Brown |
| Bella Braganza | April Olrich |
| Tommy Steele | Tommy Steele |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Terence Fisher |
