Writers: Donald MacKenzie, Seth Holt, Kenneth Tynan
Composer: Dizzy Reece
Starring: George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Bessie Love, Harry H. Corbett, Andree Melly
More info: IMDb
Tagline: ...except into a woman's arms!
Plot: Paul Gregory is sprung from jail in London by his accomplice after getting a stretch as expected for robbing a woman who falls for his charms. Only he knows how to get to the money, but his partner is getting greedy and as things turn sour Gregory finds that home in Canada is a long way away.
My rating: 8/10
Will I watch it again? Yes.
We've all seen a lot of crime films where the protagonist makes mistakes and sometimes those mistakes are unrealistic and have the viewer yelling at the screen in disgust, right? Well this picture is different. Paul (played beautifully by Nader) makes nothing but right decisions and he keeps his cool yet once the ball gets rolling, it doesn't stop. He fights it every step of the way and he's grounded and rational all along. I loved it! The cast is superb. I think this might be the first time I've seen Bernard Lee ('M' from the Connery and Moore Bond pictures) as a villain. It's not much of a stretch acting-wise but it's different and I liked it. And with what little I've seen of Nader's work, this is my favorite film of his so far. This picture marks Maggie Smith's movie debut (not including a previous uncredited role). The ending is great. Paul stayed true to himself to the last. The print I watched was a widescreen one I recorded off of TCM years ago but it was in bad VHS quality shape. It's not on DVD here in the States but when it does, I'll own it and give it another look. This is a great little crime flick that needs to be seen.
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