U.S. Army captain stationed in England has an affair with a local married woman. Together they hatch a plan to kill her husband.U.S. Army captain stationed in England has an affair with a local married woman. Together they hatch a plan to kill her husband.U.S. Army captain stationed in England has an affair with a local married woman. Together they hatch a plan to kill her husband.
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Garry Thorne
- Kaufmann
- (as Gary Thorne)
Gil Winfield
- Sergeant U.S. Army
- (as Gilbert Winfield)
John Adams
- Man Discovering Crashed Car
- (uncredited)
Philip Johns
- Milligan - U.S. Army Officer
- (uncredited)
Al Mulock
- Lieutenant - U.S. Army
- (uncredited)
John Stone
- U.S. Army Officer
- (uncredited)
Gordon Tanner
- Captain - U.S. Army
- (uncredited)
Joy Webster
- Girl at Army Party
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaCarroll Levis (Major Kelloway) gave Anne Heywood her big break in show business when he featured her on his "Discoveries" radio and television shows.
- GoofsWhen Captain Dillon borrows Mrs. Wilton's car, its license plate reads "SXP 840". When he returns to his Jeep the next night to put a can of gasoline in its front seat, the license plate on Mrs. Wilton's car reads "SLY 662". Shortly after this, when Captain Dillon returns the car to Mrs. Dillon, its license plate has reverted to "SXP 840" again.
Featured review
Who Could Resist Anne Heywood?
This is a nice and neat little suspense piece in the tradition of "Double Indemnity." and "The Postman Always Rings Twice" An army captain (Robert Arden) falls for an abused wife (Anne Heywood) of a rich man (Basil Dignam).
The most noteworthy thing, and what attracted me to watch the movie, is that it was written by master story teller Brian Clemens ("Danger Man," "The Avengers," "Captain Kronos: Vampire Killer"). Clemens' works always move quickly and mix humor, adventure and suspense in a generally pleasing manner. This movie shows that Clemens knew his craft from the beginning of his 50+ year career.
He puts in three or four clever plot twists that help refresh the formulaic plot. For example, the abused wife is not nearly as helpless as we thought upon first seeing her.
I found Robert Arden quite good and believable as the captain. Although he did a good amount bit roles in television work, this seems to have been his only really starring movie role. It is a shame. He has a Fred MacMurray type of niceness to him which should have led him to more straight heroic roles.
Anne Heywood is our femme fatale/heroine.I knew Anne Heywood from her terrific acting in "The Fox." She is very good here as well. One sees exactly why Captain Dillon is willing to risk everything five minutes after meeting her.
While this does have elements of classic Film Noir, it is not really representative of that genre. In classic Film Noir, the hero has some disturbance in his past that catches up to him. Here Ms. Heywood is the new and only disturbance.
I think suspense and mystery fans will generally enjoy it. It is only slightly above the level of a good detective television series, but as long as you are not expecting too much that will do.
The most noteworthy thing, and what attracted me to watch the movie, is that it was written by master story teller Brian Clemens ("Danger Man," "The Avengers," "Captain Kronos: Vampire Killer"). Clemens' works always move quickly and mix humor, adventure and suspense in a generally pleasing manner. This movie shows that Clemens knew his craft from the beginning of his 50+ year career.
He puts in three or four clever plot twists that help refresh the formulaic plot. For example, the abused wife is not nearly as helpless as we thought upon first seeing her.
I found Robert Arden quite good and believable as the captain. Although he did a good amount bit roles in television work, this seems to have been his only really starring movie role. It is a shame. He has a Fred MacMurray type of niceness to him which should have led him to more straight heroic roles.
Anne Heywood is our femme fatale/heroine.I knew Anne Heywood from her terrific acting in "The Fox." She is very good here as well. One sees exactly why Captain Dillon is willing to risk everything five minutes after meeting her.
While this does have elements of classic Film Noir, it is not really representative of that genre. In classic Film Noir, the hero has some disturbance in his past that catches up to him. Here Ms. Heywood is the new and only disturbance.
I think suspense and mystery fans will generally enjoy it. It is only slightly above the level of a good detective television series, but as long as you are not expecting too much that will do.
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- jayraskin1
- Jul 15, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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