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6.1/10   75 votes
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Director:
Terence Fisher
Writers:
Richard H. Landau (writer)
Helen Nielsen (novel)
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Release Date:
19 March 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller | Drama more
Plot:
An American in London, down on his luck, runs into a beautiful blonde in a bar who offers him a lot of money to marry her... more | add synopsis
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Window on 50s London more

Cast

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Dane Clark ... Casey Morrow
Belinda Lee ... Phyllis Brunner
Betty Ann Davies ... Mrs. Alicia Brunner
Eleanor Summerfield ... Margaret 'Maggie' Doone
Andrew Osborn ... Lance Gordon
Harold Lang ... Travis aka Victor Vanno
Jill Melford ... Miss Nardis
Alvys Maben ... Lita Huntley (as Alvis Maben)
Michael Golden ... Inspector Johnson
Nora Gordon ... Casey's Mother (as Nora Gorden)
Alfie Bass ... Ernie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blackout (USA)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Window on 50s London, 24 November 2007
2/10
Author: lfisher0264 from United Kingdom

It's too long and confusing and all the tension ebbs away while you try to follow the convoluted plot. The fun part is revisiting London of the time, especially the genuine interiors - from Chelsea Studio to furnished (in 1900 taste) flat to shagpile'n'modern sculpture penthouse. The beautiful girl acts as well as the artist's wooden lay figure. Why couldn't Dane end up with painter Eleanor Summerfield? I suppose we're meant to think "Oh ho, the cops are following him because they think he'll lead him to the real killers!", but this is very clunkily done. And yes, the scene in the Polish pub (Polish pub???) is utterly unnecessary.

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