A victim's boyfriend sneaks into a blackmailer's flat to sort him out, but another man's already there, and both don't realise the crook has been murdered before they got there. The police soon arrive, tipped off in advance.
Acting
John Le Mesurier's exhausted authority figure energy.
Writing
Tight 60-minute puzzle box plotting, no fat.
Director
Alan Cooke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Edgar Wallace Mysteries' series, churned out cheap and fast for British cinemas.
John Le Mesurier would become famous as Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army; here he's already perfecting the 'long-suffering competence' that made him beloved.
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