A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.
Pat O’Brien
Bart Crosbie
Lois Maxwell
Jill Brook
George Coulouris
Heinz Webber
Wensley Pithey
Inspector Lane
Freddie Mills
Waxy Lister
Ronald Adam
Mr. Brook
Robert Brown
Steve Ryan
Richard Pasco
Dr. Fisher
April Olrich
Bella Braganza
Tommy Steele
Himself
Peter Swanwick
Harrison
George Eugeniou
Nico
Al Mulock
Rod
Vic Wise
Lou
Stuart Nichol
Sgt. Bellamy
Louise Gainsborough
Cal McCord
Joe
Claude Kingston
Jimmy Crosbie
Anthony Green
Newspaper Office Boy
Gabriel Toyne
Adrian Cairns
Kenneth J. Warren
Ian Wilson
Marty
Peter Johnson
Sylvia Kay
Nurse
Larry Taylor
Carson
Mollie Maureen
Bella's Dresser
Don McCorkindale
Vic Chapman
George Hilsdon
Arthur Cortez
Anne Gilleno
Director
Terence Fisher
Screenplay
Paddy Manning O'Brine
Screenplay, Story
Robert Falconer
February 13, 2023
5
"Crosbie" (Pat O'Brien) is a jaded old journalist who is involved in a car accident that robs him of his wife and seriously injures his son. Now facing a bill of £1,000 to send him to Switzerland for urgent treatment, he becomes desperate and turns to the dubious "Webber" (George Coulouris) and offers to take the rap for the recent death of his old boss if he will fund the surgery. What "Crosbie" hadn't figured on, though, was the police actually wanting to get to the bottom of the crime and "Insp. Lane" (Wensley Pithey) isn't convinced he has his man! The only solution for "Crosbie" now might be to team up with fellow reporter "Jill" (Lois Maxwell) and see if they can solve the crime themselves. It took me a while to recognise a very young Richard Pascoe as the doctor and Tommy Steele also features briefly, but otherwise this is all a rather formulaic drama that is probably fifteen minutes longer than it needs to be. It's reasonably paced and passes the time, but you won't recall it afterwards.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00