I'm inserting reviews for films I've seen that lack one at time of writing, this rarity mine is the 7th vote, has just screened on the great talking pictures, which is an excellent source of old British films, so here goes review follows....
T.Slaughter stars as a blackmailer and general jack of all trades criminal, his nemesis is P.Barr ex detective now a PI who is always one step behind him; this is very creaky, and looks like it's been cut, as many scenes appear truncated, though looking at the running time there is at most only 3 minutes missing; Slaughter is always worth a look, but is more suited to the Victorian melodrama where he can go full ham; apart from him and Barr the only name I recognise on the credits is Don Chaffey as Art Director, who went on to direct One Million Years B.C. among others (note there is no on screen writing credit); recommended to T.Slaughter completest.
A couple of points, there is a lot of noise on the print around the 43>49 min' point, and it somehow doesn't have a full entry in the BFI Monthly Film Buelletin only a brief 'not reviewed this issue' note in Aug-52 saying it would be included the following month, or before it's general release.
T.Slaughter stars as a blackmailer and general jack of all trades criminal, his nemesis is P.Barr ex detective now a PI who is always one step behind him; this is very creaky, and looks like it's been cut, as many scenes appear truncated, though looking at the running time there is at most only 3 minutes missing; Slaughter is always worth a look, but is more suited to the Victorian melodrama where he can go full ham; apart from him and Barr the only name I recognise on the credits is Don Chaffey as Art Director, who went on to direct One Million Years B.C. among others (note there is no on screen writing credit); recommended to T.Slaughter completest.
A couple of points, there is a lot of noise on the print around the 43>49 min' point, and it somehow doesn't have a full entry in the BFI Monthly Film Buelletin only a brief 'not reviewed this issue' note in Aug-52 saying it would be included the following month, or before it's general release.