5.7
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
Rex Harrison
Matt Denant
Peggy Cummins
Dora Winton
William Hartnell
Inspector Harris
Norman Wooland
Minister
Jill Esmond
Grace Winton
Frederick Piper
Brownie
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Pinkem
Betty Ann Davies
Girl in Park
Cyril Cusack
Rodgers
John Slater
Salesman
Frank Pettingell
Constable Beames
Michael Golden
Detective Penter
Frederick Leister
Judge
Patrick Troughton
Jim
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Theatre Play
John Galsworthy
Writer
Philip Dunne
July 9, 2022
6
Poor old Rex Harrison ("Denant") is taking a stroll though a foggy park when he gets involved in a tragic contretemps with a prostitute and an undercover police officer. The ensuing fracas sees the officer fall to the ground where he bangs his head on the leg of a bench and dies. "Denant" stays put, owns up and throws himself on the mercy of the court - and a sentence of three years is his reward. He manages to escape, though, and with the help of a young girl "Dora" (Peggy Cummins) manages to lead the pursuing police - led by William Hartnell - a merry dance. I've got to say, though, that aside from the obvious criticism of the demonstrably inflexible justice system that penalised a man for an accident, I struggled to quite see the point of the rest of it. It has gently religious - or, perhaps more specifically Christian - undertones, and maybe that serves to illustrate that a system with some flaws is better than no system at all, but it doesn't resonate in a fashion that concludes in anything substantial. Perhaps that's the point - maybe we are too prone to look for definites where there are none to be had. It's decently paced - much of it takes place on the run - and there is the odd comic scene, too. Harrison and Hartnell do their jobs well enough without either really having to tax their resources, nor for that matter must we, watching.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00