A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a London cabbie who has aspirations of becoming a policeman himself.
Direction
Powell already showing his eye for London's shadows and stairwells.
Acting
Jerry Verno's cabbie steals every frame with comic desperation.
Director
Michael Powell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Two Crowded Hours was Powell's ninth film in two years at the 'quota quickie' factory, shot in weeks for pennies.
Long considered lost until a partial print surfaced in the 1990s; most third-act footage remains missing.
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