After he accidentally causes the death of his partner, trapeze artist Bill Ryan leaves the circus and sinks into an alcoholic mire of self-pity. Things look up when elegant Jackie Field takes interest in Bill, but she hides a sinister motive. Ignoring Kitty, the shopgirl who adores him, Bill falls for Jackie and joins her gang of thieves, but the daring stunt she has him perform may lead to disaster.
Acting
Lisa Daniely's icy, calculated glamour steals every scene.
Direction
Grayson packs a feature's worth of dread into 66 minutes.
Director
Godfrey Grayson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Wyler was a genuine trapeze artist before acting, making his stunts authentic.
Part of Britain's 1950s 'quota quickie' system — films made fast to satisfy legal requirements for British content in cinemas.
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