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5.7/10 • 15

1948-03-011h 18m

Thriller

A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.

Directors
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writters
Philip Dunne
Editors
Philip Dunne, Alan Jaggs

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  1. Rex Harrison

    Rex Harrison

    Matt Denant

  2. Peggy Cummins

    Peggy Cummins

    Dora Winton

  3. William Hartnell

    William Hartnell

    Inspector Harris

  4. Norman Wooland

    Norman Wooland

    Minister

  5. Jill Esmond

    Jill Esmond

    Grace Winton

  6. Frederick Piper

    Frederick Piper

    Brownie

  7. Marjorie Rhodes

    Marjorie Rhodes

    Mrs. Pinkem

  8. Betty Ann Davies

    Betty Ann Davies

    Girl in Park

  9. Cyril Cusack

    Cyril Cusack

    Rodgers

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CinemaSerf

Jul 9, 2022

6/10

Poor old Rex Harrison ("Denant") is taking a stroll though a foggy park when he gets involved in a tragic contretemps with a prostitute and an undercover police officer. The ensuing fracas sees the officer fall to the ground where he bangs his head on the leg of a bench and dies. "Denant" stays put, owns up and throws himself on the mercy of the court - and a sentence of three years is his reward. He manages to escape, though, and with the help of a young girl "Dora" (Peggy Cummins) manages to lead the pursuing police - led by William Hartnell - a merry dance. I've got to say, though, that aside from the obvious criticism of the demonstrably inflexible justice system that penalised a man for an accident, I struggled to quite see the point of the rest of it. It has gently religious - or, perhaps more specifically Christian - undertones, and maybe that serves to illustrate that a system with some flaws is better than no system at all, but it doesn't resonate in a fashion that concludes in anything substantial. Perhaps that's the point - maybe we are too prone to look for definites where there are none to be had. It's decently paced - much of it takes place on the run - and there is the odd comic scene, too. Harrison and Hartnell do their jobs well enough without either really having to tax their resources, nor for that matter must we, watching.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
british noir