6.2
Commander Stevenson, suffering from unrequited love drives to the coast while very drunk and interrupts some smugglers and informs Scotland Yard.
Clive Brook
Malcolm Stevenson
Victoria Hopper
Molly Gordon
Nora Swinburne
Lady Anne
Malcolm Keen
Professor
Cecil Ramage
Major Norman
Charles Farrell
Palmer
Laurence Hanray
Jenkinson
Frederick Peisley
Bill Gordon
Ethel Coleridge
Mrs. Rogers
Warburton Gamble
Fedden
Dennis Wyndham
The Satellite
Eric Pavitt
Boy
Dorothy Boyd
Palais Hostess (uncredited)
Director, Writer
James Flood
Novel
Nevil Shute
Writer
Gerard Fairlie
Writer
Anthony Kimmins
June 19, 2022
6
Clive Brook could be a bit aloof, dry even, on occasion - but he manages to exude a little more charisma in this quite exciting crime thriller. His ("Cdr. Stevenson") love life isn't quite going to plan when he has a bit too much to drink before going for a drive to the beach. Next thing, he has had an accident and doesn't remember... On his way to recuperate in Scotland, he stops off in a dance hall where en encounters the jolly "Molly" (a delightful Victoria Hopper) and oddly enough, she starts to help him remember just what happened on that rainy night, and, spookily, has some information about a burnt-out truck found near the scene... Yes, what are the chances? It's all just too serendipitous to be plausible, but there is chemistry between the two and as the plot develops into a smuggling racket that could destabilise a forthcoming general election, the race is on to find and arrest the conspirators. Tinged with a little romance, this production is basic - and too long - but the writing keeps the story moving along well and with a fun contribution from a tommy-gun toting' Charles Farrell (not the silent fellow) is quite a good watch.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00