With gangster Sid James on the run, an alcoholic reporter (Bonar Colleano) his way to prove his mettle in the industry by getting the scoop, hiding out with him in her Bandon theater and utilizing young Andrew Ray as a go-between, eventually getting the suspicions of the kids parents and leading to an accident. It's really not as much footage of James and
Colleano as there is the young Ray, and at first, raise present seems to be an inconvenience to the two men until they realize they can utilize him as a go-between to get him food and run messages. Ray thinks it's some sort of game, unaware of the real danger that he's in, and the basic plot of the film is somehow lost as it comes off as a variation of the 1949 American Film Noir "The Window", although for the most part, Ray keeps everything to himself even when he's dropping hints to make himself seem like a big hero.
Good acting by the three top billed avtors, and I can see why Ray would get a lot of attention. He does steal every moment he's the focus which is 75% of the film. Colleano is rather a dark character, and a bit of a braggart, saying that he doesn't write news. He makes it. Indeed he's smart decimating of a character than the gangster played by James, and the subplot with nightclub singer Simone Silva isn't as interesting as the communications between the two men, even though she had the potential to be a good femme fatale. There are some good photographic moments, and the location footage is interesting. But basically second string as far as crime thrillers are concerned, although there are moments throughout the film that shows how it had the potential to be a low key classic.
Good acting by the three top billed avtors, and I can see why Ray would get a lot of attention. He does steal every moment he's the focus which is 75% of the film. Colleano is rather a dark character, and a bit of a braggart, saying that he doesn't write news. He makes it. Indeed he's smart decimating of a character than the gangster played by James, and the subplot with nightclub singer Simone Silva isn't as interesting as the communications between the two men, even though she had the potential to be a good femme fatale. There are some good photographic moments, and the location footage is interesting. But basically second string as far as crime thrillers are concerned, although there are moments throughout the film that shows how it had the potential to be a low key classic.