The Long Haul (1957)
5/10
A gritty drama about a haulage firm will inevitably draw comparisons with HELL DRIVERS
24 August 2020
A GI (Victor Mature) stationed in Germany is married to an English woman (Gene Anderson) and reluctantly moves back to Great Britain with his wife after being de-mobbed from the army. There he begins working for a haulage company, but refuses to carry out or get involved with the company's corrupt and illegal smuggling operations. His life comes is at risk when he falls foul of the boss (Patrick Allen) and begins an affair with the boss's mistress (Diana Dors).

Based off a novel by Mervyn Mills, it is fairly gritty stuff that draws comparisons with the likes of THIEVES HIGHWAY (1949) and most especially HELL DRIVERS (also 1957). Well done with a decent cast and Dors as the typical injured femme-fatale.
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