

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
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.