Terence Fisher began his career, as John Gilling and Roy Ward Baker, by making thrillers. I prefer Terry Fisher's film than Gilling's ones though. I speak of the thriller period. This one belongs to the short list that Fisher did with American stars: here George Brent in a role suited for him; a honest guy facing a problem maybe too hard for him to manage. It could look like a James Hardley Chase's adaptation, but a smooth Chase. Diana Dors is excellent as a femme fatale, the kind of character that will follow her a long time in her filmography. But here, nothing could prepare us for what Terence Fisher will do later for Hammer films.
Review of Man Bait
