A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister (Jane Griffiths) has resulted in a pregnancy. When his wife refuses to give him a divorce he hatches a murder scheme that is too clever by half.
Acting
Laurence Payne's sweaty desperation as a man too pleased with himself.
Writing
Economical cruelty — every scene tightens the noose.
Director
Montgomery Tully
Laurence Payne
Norman Martell
Patricia Dainton
Helen Martell
Jane Griffiths
Peggy Hill
Edward Underdown
Dr. Peter Murdoch
John Arnatt
Supt. Ross
Humphrey Lestocq
Simmons, the Producer
Lucy Griffiths
Miss Potter
Arthur Hewlett
Marshall
Annette Kerr
Cinema cashier
Cleo Laine
Cleo
Dudley Moore
Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)
Max Faulkner
Det. Sgt. Fred Smith (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Montgomery Tully was a B-movie factory for Anglo-Amalgamated, often shooting features in under two weeks.
The 1961 abortion ban context makes Peggy's pregnancy the true ticking bomb — no legal exit, only Norman's 'solution'.
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