A young man's gambling losses cause him to become embroiled in a currency heist.
Peter Reynolds
Eric
Dermot Walsh
Robert
Joanna Dunham
Cherry
Lisa Gastoni
Eva
Brian Cobby
Peter de Savory
Jack Allen
Ernest Winlatter
Geoffrey Denton
Debt Collector
Arnold Diamond
Telling
Richard Golding
Mintos
John G. Heller
Mei
Mercia Mansfield
Secretary
Eric Corrie
Wilson
Desmond Cullum-Jones
Evans
Charles Russell
Cappel
Joe Wadham
Boxer
Gertan Klauber
Lofty
Arthur Howell
Colly
Tony Castleton
Roulette Player (uncredited)
Pat Clavin
(uncredited)
Peter Evans
Casino Patron (uncredited)
John Lawrence
Security Officer (uncredited)
Louis Matto
Roulette Dealer (uncredited)
Mary Maxfield
Roulette Player (uncredited)
Terry Sartain
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Pete Walker
Alex (uncredited)
Director
Lance Comfort
Novel
Laurence Meynell
Screenplay
Peter Lambert
November 24, 2023
5
"Eric" (Peter Reynolds) has expensive tastes, and an unsavoury gentleman of ill-repute knows it! His gaming tables become a regular haunt for the young man, and the IOUs he has to leave behind each time start to accumulate. Soon, he's in a cul-de-sac that he can only escape by providing sensitive information about a currency job that is being carried out by his family printing business. Once he's in, there's no getting out and soon he is embroiled in a complex heist that will settle his debts but probably ruin his family life in the process. Luckily, he has wife "Cherry" (Joanna Dunham) and her pal "Robert" (Dermot Walsh) who are sensitive to his changing behaviour and soon smell a rat. Lance Comfort keeps it moving along well enough for an hour, but the story is just as flat as the acting and by the end I was willing the criminals to succeed despite it being certain they wouldn't. The denouement itself is simply disappointing and implausible in equal measure and left me wondering if this is all just really a moral message about no easy wins. Afternoon cinema fodder that you'll soon forget.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00