Four people with very different backgrounds meet by chance at an English pub and gradually become carried away in a bout of thrill-seeking. When their spree gets out of hand, each person faces a moral choice with lasting consequences.
Acting
Susan Shaw's transformation from flirt to conscience.
Direction
Fisher builds dread in just 43 minutes.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds casual but cuts deep.
Director
Terence Fisher
Dermot Walsh
Captain Cole
Susan Shaw
Nancy Bedford
Barry Letts
Fred Lane
Sam Kydd
Police Driver
Patricia Hayes
Postmistress
Roy Plomley
Reggie
Betty Ann Davies
Barmaid
Sydney Bromley
Bar patron
Frederick Piper
Labourer
Arthur Mullard
Man Standing Near Bar (uncredited)
Barbara Murray
(uncredited)
Philip Saville
Man in pub watching billiards game (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Terence Fisher's directorial debut; he'd later become Hammer Horror's signature director.
Made for the Crown Film Unit, this 'short' was actually government-funded propaganda about reckless driving—disguised as entertainment.
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