A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.
Kenneth Griffith
- Ken Orwell
- (as Kenneth Griffiths)
Frank Atkinson
- George
- (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
- Ahmed
- (uncredited)
Hugh Cameron
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Brian Franklin
- Charlie Greenwood
- (uncredited)
Ned Hood
- Motorcycle policeman
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaPetula Clark also starred in The Runaway Bus 1954 , with another bus full of passengers held hostage .
- GoofsWhen the motorcycle cop is chasing the bus, pulls it over, foolishly becomes caught unawares by the criminals on board and then get knocked off his cycle by them allowing them to resume their escape, not only does he fail to use his radio to call for backup, he somehow manages to lose the bus altogether when he resumes the chase! There is no indication that his radio was damaged during the encounter.
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Uninspired but watchable crime drama
The first of several crime supporting features to made in England by Republic Pictures, who brought over R.G. 'Bud' Springsteen to direct. It begins quite promisingly with a robbery at that very 1950's venue, a greyhound stadium, with one of the gang making off with the loot. He leaves this with his girlfriend (Ursula Howells) but the police are soon on to her, and it's left to her innocent sister (Petula Clark) to deliver it to him as he flees from his fellow crooks and the law.
Trouble is, this situation is never developed very satisfactorily. Little is seen of the police after the first thirty minutes or so, Walter Rilla's gang leader hardly seems very dangerous and the thin story is padded out by a number of minor characters, presumably to provide comic relief. They include a middle-aged actress (Renee Houston) and two hackneyed stereotypes, a blustering newspaper editor, and an annoying stage drunk. There's the odd moment of tension, but the final scenes are hardly convincing. Lead actor Kent Taylor makes little impact, but then all the characters are constructed from the thinnest of cardboard. There's some good location shooting though and it's watchable if you don't expect too much.
Trouble is, this situation is never developed very satisfactorily. Little is seen of the police after the first thirty minutes or so, Walter Rilla's gang leader hardly seems very dangerous and the thin story is padded out by a number of minor characters, presumably to provide comic relief. They include a middle-aged actress (Renee Houston) and two hackneyed stereotypes, a blustering newspaper editor, and an annoying stage drunk. There's the odd moment of tension, but the final scenes are hardly convincing. Lead actor Kent Taylor makes little impact, but then all the characters are constructed from the thinnest of cardboard. There's some good location shooting though and it's watchable if you don't expect too much.
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- wilvram
- Feb 4, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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