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Pit of Darkness

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6.3/10 • 8

1961-10-011h 16m

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When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a safe that his firm installed in a large country house, has been cleverly opened, and the contents are missing. So with the help of his wife, he sets out to uncover the truth.

Directors
Lance Comfort
Writters
Lance Comfort
Editors
Lance Comfort, John Trumper

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  1. William Franklyn

    William Franklyn

    Richard Logan

  2. Moira Redmond

    Moira Redmond

    Julie Logan

  3. Bruno Barnabe

    Bruno Barnabe

    Bruno

  4. Leonard Sachs

    Leonard Sachs

    Clifton Conrad

  5. Nigel Green

    Nigel Green

    Jonathan

  6. Nanette Newman

    Nanette Newman

    Mary

  7. Anthony Booth

    Anthony Booth

    Ted

  8. Jacqueline Jones

    Jacqueline Jones

    Mavis

  9. Michael Balfour

    Michael Balfour

    Fisher

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CinemaSerf

Feb 9, 2023

6/10

This is quite an engaging story of a man "Logan" (William Franklyn) who comes to on a bombed-out Wapping waste ground with a bloody head. On returning home, he discovers from wife "Julie" (Moira Redmond) that he has been AWOL for three weeks - and he has no idea what happened in the intervening time. It soon becomes clear that his mysterious disappearance is connected with his business - he designs and instals safes - and he must try and piece to gather what happened. Neither the writing (it's a bit repetitive) nor Franklyn are great, to be honest, but Nigel Green and Leonard Sachs (with Tony Booth) help chivvy things along now and again. It's pretty obvious why "Logan" was the target, but the perpetrators remain a mystery til quite near the end and as low budget Butcher's efforts go, this is up in their upper echelons with a smidgen of psychology injected into the plot, too. Could have done without Ronnie Hall and his crooning, though....!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Revenue
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Keywords
amnesiabased on novel or booksafeprivate detective