WINGS OF DANGER is one of the many black-and-white thrillers that Hammer Films made in the 1950s before turning to full-colour horror. This one stars the slightly slimy American import Zachary Scott - more convincing as a bad guy, I feel - who investigates when his pilot brother goes missing on a job. He soon uncovers a smuggling plot and finds his life in danger. Terence Fisher's direction makes this a little better than it would have been otherwise, although there's plenty of padding here which slows things down a bit. The highlights come in the form of set-pieces, such as a battle of wits with a foe in a room, or an exciting car chase which brings to mind the classic carriage chase climax of Fisher's DRACULA.
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