Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are speeding away from the scene of a murder. Haunted, grieving, and thirsting for revenge, Graham sets out to find the two fugitive murderers.
Acting
Robert Preston's haunted, simmering restraint.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched London streets on a shoestring.
Writing
Tight 83 minutes, no fat, all ache.
Director
Francis Searle
Robert Preston
John Graham
Elizabeth Sellars
Carol Graham
Colin Tapley
Inspector Davis
Sheila Burrell
Lorna Dawson
Harold Lang
Mickie Fraser / Kid Python
Mary Germaine
Peggy Reece
Stanley Baker
Milkman
Edith Sharpe
Mrs. Reece
Thomas Heathcote
Jackie
George Woodbridge
Sgt. Ritchie
Noel Howlett
Johnson
Martin Boddey
Desk Sgt.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hammer Films produced this during their pre-horror crime period, shot in just three weeks on recycled sets.
Preston, fresh from Broadway's 'The Music Man,' deliberately sought against-type roles to avoid Hollywood typecasting—this was his darkest swing.
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