An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.
Direction
Cy Endfield squeezes maximum dread from minimal budget.
Acting
Constance Smith's Lila—innocent victim or spider? You decide.
Director
Cy Endfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cy Endfield was blacklisted in Hollywood and fled to Britain, making this one of his first UK noirs—hence the American protagonist adrift in England.
Constance Smith's career imploded shortly after; this femme fatale role became weirdly prophetic of her own tabloid scandals and legal troubles.
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