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
Dane Clark
Casey Morrow
Belinda Lee
Phyllis Brunner
Betty Ann Davies
Mrs. Alicia Brunner
Eleanor Summerfield
Margaret 'Maggie' Doone
Andrew Osborn
Lance Gordon
Harold Lang
Travis / Victor Vanno
Jill Melford
Miss Nardis
Alvys Maben
Lita Huntley (as Alvis Maben)
Nora Gordon
Casey's Mother
Alfie Bass
Ernie
Cleo Laine
Singer (uncredited)
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.
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