THE BREAKING POINT (aka) THE GREAT ARMORED CAR SWINDLE 1964
This is a low end crime film with a hint of noir in play. Peter Reynolds plays the lead with support from Dermot Walsh, Joanna Dunham and Peter de Savory.
Reynolds is an executive at a high end printing company. The company is owned by his uncle, Jack Allen. Allen is rather tight with the cash while Reynolds is anything but. He is behind on his car payments and he has 30 days to come up with 600 pounds, or lose the vehicle.
The company is hired by a middle-eastern country to print up several million in new bank notes. The country, Lalvadore, is a small republic close to the Iron Curtain. The country has uncovered a plot by the Reds to swamp Lalvadore with fake currency. Then they would move in during the crash all the fake money would cause. The country wants to beat the Reds to the punch. They want to print up new currency in order to foil the counterfeit plot.
Reynolds is approached by a member of the Lalvadore embassy. He offers cash to Reynolds for some info on his government's deal. Of course the man, Peter de Savory, is really a Red spy. They want to stop the Lalvadore Government's plan.
Needless to say, Reynolds, not the swiftest horse in the race, is soon in the employ of de Savory. He tries to get all the required info from his uncle, Allen. Allen though is as tight with information as he is with a buck. Reynolds is soon doing a spot of break and enter at the printing plant. He takes photos of the new currency plates etc.
There is a somewhat silly side plot with Reynold's wife, Joanna Dunham having a fling with writer, Dermott Walsh. Walsh is doing a piece on the printing company.
Anyways, the story now has Reynolds knee deep in planning to steal the new cash. The Reds plan on doing the deed, when the money is moved to the airport for transport to Lalvadore. Soon there are fake Policemen and Police cars etc involved. The plot is however foiled and Reynolds gets himself killed at the end.
This one is not one of director Lance Comfort's better efforts. The normally competent Comfort is defeated by a rather silly story and low production values. One of the few points in the film's favor is, that at only 58 minutes, it does move right along. Comfort did much better work on, BLIND CORNER, PIT OF DARKNESS, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS and SILENT DUST.
This is a low end crime film with a hint of noir in play. Peter Reynolds plays the lead with support from Dermot Walsh, Joanna Dunham and Peter de Savory.
Reynolds is an executive at a high end printing company. The company is owned by his uncle, Jack Allen. Allen is rather tight with the cash while Reynolds is anything but. He is behind on his car payments and he has 30 days to come up with 600 pounds, or lose the vehicle.
The company is hired by a middle-eastern country to print up several million in new bank notes. The country, Lalvadore, is a small republic close to the Iron Curtain. The country has uncovered a plot by the Reds to swamp Lalvadore with fake currency. Then they would move in during the crash all the fake money would cause. The country wants to beat the Reds to the punch. They want to print up new currency in order to foil the counterfeit plot.
Reynolds is approached by a member of the Lalvadore embassy. He offers cash to Reynolds for some info on his government's deal. Of course the man, Peter de Savory, is really a Red spy. They want to stop the Lalvadore Government's plan.
Needless to say, Reynolds, not the swiftest horse in the race, is soon in the employ of de Savory. He tries to get all the required info from his uncle, Allen. Allen though is as tight with information as he is with a buck. Reynolds is soon doing a spot of break and enter at the printing plant. He takes photos of the new currency plates etc.
There is a somewhat silly side plot with Reynold's wife, Joanna Dunham having a fling with writer, Dermott Walsh. Walsh is doing a piece on the printing company.
Anyways, the story now has Reynolds knee deep in planning to steal the new cash. The Reds plan on doing the deed, when the money is moved to the airport for transport to Lalvadore. Soon there are fake Policemen and Police cars etc involved. The plot is however foiled and Reynolds gets himself killed at the end.
This one is not one of director Lance Comfort's better efforts. The normally competent Comfort is defeated by a rather silly story and low production values. One of the few points in the film's favor is, that at only 58 minutes, it does move right along. Comfort did much better work on, BLIND CORNER, PIT OF DARKNESS, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS and SILENT DUST.