Jean Talbot poses as a crook to infiltrate the gang of thieves who killed her jeweler father, Michael.Jean Talbot poses as a crook to infiltrate the gang of thieves who killed her jeweler father, Michael.Jean Talbot poses as a crook to infiltrate the gang of thieves who killed her jeweler father, Michael.
Anthony Pelly
- Bentock
- (as Tony Pelly)
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- TriviaAt about 7 minutes in, the car overturns and catches fire. This is the same footage as used in Cross-Up (1954). Note that the car that burns is not the nice Jaguar they were driving. The burning car doesn't have the sleek curves of a Jag and the windows are nothing like the ones on the car we had just seen. They obviously weren't going to set fire to a nice Jaguar.
Actually, the whole car chase sequence that leads up to the crash is the same in both films with police car FNB 578 chasing Jaguar LXP 202. Notice the buildings, particularly as they take corners.
- GoofsNear the end, Sellars gets into taxi KGN 624 and, seconds later, gets out of taxi KGN 686.
Featured review
Super stylish mystery.
Jean Talbot watches in horror as her father, a jeweller is robbed and attacked by a gang of thugs, she learns the identity of the ring leader, and poses as a criminal in order to bring him down.
It's a very stylish noir b movie, if you're a fan of this genre, there is plenty here to enjoy, the first thing that struck me was the rather excellent cinematography. Some great road sequences, and the theatre scenes looked impressive, this is a super good looking film.
The story, you could perhaps argue that there isn't anything new here, however, it's refreshing to see what is effectively a female lead in a thriller, Jean is very much the hero of the piece, beautifully played by Elizabeth Sellars.
It's well paced, it's gritty, and features a few rather surprising moments, the main question I had, was Jean going to fall in love with Michael?
John Horsley was rather good as The Detective, Kieron Moore and Edward Underdown were excellent as the very different brothers, and I just loved Ethel O'Shea's subtle but strong performance as the troubled mother.
8/10.
It's a very stylish noir b movie, if you're a fan of this genre, there is plenty here to enjoy, the first thing that struck me was the rather excellent cinematography. Some great road sequences, and the theatre scenes looked impressive, this is a super good looking film.
The story, you could perhaps argue that there isn't anything new here, however, it's refreshing to see what is effectively a female lead in a thriller, Jean is very much the hero of the piece, beautifully played by Elizabeth Sellars.
It's well paced, it's gritty, and features a few rather surprising moments, the main question I had, was Jean going to fall in love with Michael?
John Horsley was rather good as The Detective, Kieron Moore and Edward Underdown were excellent as the very different brothers, and I just loved Ethel O'Shea's subtle but strong performance as the troubled mother.
8/10.
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- Mar 16, 2023
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- Also known as
- Gonjen do smrti
- Filming locations
- Alliance Studios, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK(studio: made at Alliance Film Studios London)
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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