When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name.
Cinematography
Fog-choked London streets that breathe claustrophobia.
Acting
Belinda Lee's ice-queen manipulation is deliciously cruel.

Director
Terence Fisher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Terence Fisher made this between his early TV work and becoming Hammer Horror's godfather — you can feel the gothic shadows creeping in.
Belinda Lee's tragic real-life death in a car crash at 25 lends unintended melancholy to her predatory performance here.