Almost a template for many of the British 'B' crime movies of the Fifties, this has Raynor (Clifford Evans) returning to England with the proceeds of a bank heist, pursued by two American gangsters he has double crossed. Another who was in on the robbery is shot in the first scene, which was a relief to me as I could scarcely understand a word he was saying. Raynor is taken in by his sister (Patricia Roc) with Scotland Yard soon in pursuit of the loot as well. Her third film, this was a major opportunity for Roc, and she took it with both hands, giving a strong performance, as well as notice she was on her way to being a major star.
This is fast-moving, and with moments of humour, it holds attention throughout. Patricia Roc's biographer, Michael Hodgson, recounts how Lawrence Huntington had a huge model of part of Euston station constructed in the studio, probably the reason why production values seem skimped in some other scenes. Though not an obvious choice for leading man in a film of this type, Clifford Evans does a good job and David Farrar, another star on the way up, is ideal as the man from the Yard.
This is fast-moving, and with moments of humour, it holds attention throughout. Patricia Roc's biographer, Michael Hodgson, recounts how Lawrence Huntington had a huge model of part of Euston station constructed in the studio, probably the reason why production values seem skimped in some other scenes. Though not an obvious choice for leading man in a film of this type, Clifford Evans does a good job and David Farrar, another star on the way up, is ideal as the man from the Yard.