A senior civil servant is condemned to hang for murder but he claims to have top secret security information...A senior civil servant is condemned to hang for murder but he claims to have top secret security information...A senior civil servant is condemned to hang for murder but he claims to have top secret security information...
André Morell
- Robert Pitt
- (as Andre Morell)
Arnold Marlé
- Karl Kopek
- (as Arnold Marle)
John Horsley
- Assistant Commissioner
- (as John Horseley)
Jim Brady
- Nick's Thug
- (uncredited)
Dan Cressey
- Police Constable at HQ
- (uncredited)
Richard Cuthbert
- Judge
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- GoofsWhen the policeman is shot in the shoulder at the research facility, he falls as though he was shot in the stomach or chest. Furthermore, his lying position in front of the car changes between camera angles.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Robert Pitt: They can't hang me! They can't hang me!
- SoundtracksSmoke Room Boogie
(uncredited)
Music by Howard Shaw (pseudonym of Malcolm Lockyer)
Chappell Recorded Music Library
Featured review
Soho Killing: Senior Civil Servant Is Charged.
They Can't Hang Me is directed by Val Guest and adapted to screenplay by Guest and Val Valentine from the novel written by Leonard Mosley. It stars Terence Morgan, Yolande Donlan, Andre Morell, Anthony Oliver and Reginald Beckwith.
When Robert Pitt (Morell) is convicted of murder and sentenced to death by execution, he offers the state a bargain. Grant him a reprieve and he will reveal the name of the master spy known as Leonidas before he leaves the country with some atomic secrets.
Thus it's a race against time thriller as the coppers follow the various leads while Pitt grows ever more frantic in his cell. Ideally the police want to find Leonidas without Pitt's help, he is after all a murderer and the state officials are reluctant to grant the requested reprieve. The usual quota of suspects are thrust into the story at regular intervals, giving us a "who is it" thread, while Morgan's head copper tries to keep his lover happy as the search for Leonidas constantly drags him away from planned romantic evenings with her. This is actually a fun thread that's not played for marital drama, as is the byplay between Morgan and Oliver, two intrepid Inspectors who exchange banter and quips even as the pressure mounts.
Enjoyable without ever reaching great heights as a spy thriller, They Can't Hang Me is cautiously recommended to fans of such genre fare. 6/10
When Robert Pitt (Morell) is convicted of murder and sentenced to death by execution, he offers the state a bargain. Grant him a reprieve and he will reveal the name of the master spy known as Leonidas before he leaves the country with some atomic secrets.
Thus it's a race against time thriller as the coppers follow the various leads while Pitt grows ever more frantic in his cell. Ideally the police want to find Leonidas without Pitt's help, he is after all a murderer and the state officials are reluctant to grant the requested reprieve. The usual quota of suspects are thrust into the story at regular intervals, giving us a "who is it" thread, while Morgan's head copper tries to keep his lover happy as the search for Leonidas constantly drags him away from planned romantic evenings with her. This is actually a fun thread that's not played for marital drama, as is the byplay between Morgan and Oliver, two intrepid Inspectors who exchange banter and quips even as the pressure mounts.
Enjoyable without ever reaching great heights as a spy thriller, They Can't Hang Me is cautiously recommended to fans of such genre fare. 6/10
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- hitchcockthelegend
- Jul 28, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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