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A dangerous psychological game plays out between a man and the husband of the lover who spurned him.

Opening credits: All characters and events in this film are fictitious and any similarity to actual persons and events is purely coincidental.

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    • Author: Eng.Men
    This is one of the 369 films included in Micheal F Keaney's excellent British Film Noir Guide. He gives it three stars out of five. Originally made as theatrical B features, the Edgar Wallace titles, forty-seven in all, were sold as an anthology series to TV. If, like me, you were born in 1961 or thereabouts , they were a familiar late night treat back in pre-video days when there were only three channels. Not all of them, according to Keaney, qualify as noir. This one certainly does. John Carson plays the spurned lover of Justine Lord (who is given many close-ups by James Wilson's excellent camera) while Anthony Bate plays the justifiably wary husband. The plot is unusual, and the tension mounts, as Carson plays a dangerous psychological game. Twenty minutes in (the entire film is 62 minutes) you might think you know where this is going but the plot takes some interesting turns. Fans of British noir will enjoy it.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    John Carson John Carson - Tim Ford
    Anthony Bate Anthony Bate - Ralph Longman
    Justine Lord Justine Lord - Anne Longman
    Duncan Lewis Duncan Lewis - Will Peterson
    Richard Burrell Richard Burrell - John Quick
    Dandy Nichols Dandy Nichols - Maud Peterson
    Sheena Marshe Sheena Marshe - Pauline
    Norman Scace Norman Scace - Watson
    Robin Wentworth Robin Wentworth - Constable
    John Roden John Roden - Commissionaire
    John Moore John Moore - Publican
    Michael Brennan Michael Brennan - Police Sergeant
    Michael Robbins Michael Robbins - Van Driver
    Kenneth Laud Kenneth Laud - Charlie
    Marianne Stone Marianne Stone - Bobbie
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