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6.8/10 • 81

1956-05-181h 43m

CrimeMysteryThriller

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Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.

Directors
Henry Hathaway
Editors
James B. Clark

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Van Johnson

    Van Johnson

    Phillip Hannon

  2. Vera Miles

    Vera Miles

    Jean Lennox

  3. Cecil Parker

    Cecil Parker

    Bob Matthews

  4. Patricia Laffan

    Patricia Laffan

    Miss Alice MacDonald

  5. Maurice Denham

    Maurice Denham

    Inspector Grovening

  6. Estelle Winwood

    Estelle Winwood

    Barmaid

  7. Liam Redmond

    Liam Redmond

    Mr Murch

  8. Isobel Elsom

    Isobel Elsom

    Lady Syrett

  9. Martin Benson

    Martin Benson

    Pillings

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John Chard

Mar 22, 2020

7/10

A truly pleasant surprise. Philip Hannon is a blind playwright residing in London, during one of his R&R moments at the local public house, he overhears part of a conversation that suggests the vile kidnapping of a child. Getting the police force to take him seriously proves hard to achieve, so with the help of his trusty butler and his ex fiancée, Jean Lennox, he hopes to avert a dastardly crime. Well well well, sometimes you can tune into a film not expecting much more than a B movie rush, yet just occasionally you get submarined and get a mysterious treat that deserves far better support than it actually gets. I have been delighted to log on to this films page and see that others have been entertained by this picture as much as myself. This is not ground breaking or even remotely original, in fact it does play out as some sort of cheap knock off idea that Hitchcock turned down in his sleep, but you know what? Sometimes a film can be great just for having an honest will to entertain the viewers with suspense and mystery being its main fortitudes. Henry Hathaway directs and it's just another film to prove that as up and down as his career was, he was never afraid to tackle different genres, here, with the London location totally interesting, he manages to knit it all together with impressive results. Van Johnson has his critics, and it would be foolish of me to not concur that at times he has been wooden, but here as the blind Phillip Hannon, he shows that if given good enough roles he was more than able to rise to the challenge. Not one to revisit often for sure, but seriously recommended to those who like the genre and are stuck for a good film to watch. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,375,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
london, englandkidnappingplaywrightblindness