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8 March 1959 (UK) morePlot:
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A great B-Movie which contains some extremely good acting and a classy script. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Terry-Thomas | ... | William Delany 'Billy' Gordon | |
| George Cole | ... | Fingers | |
| Brenda De Banzie | ... | Lucy Gordon | |
| Bernard Bresslaw | ... | Snowdrop | |
| Sid James | ... | Sid | |
| Vera Day | ... | Charmaine Gordon | |
| Delphi Lawrence | ... | Beryl | |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | Magistrate | |
| Sydney Tafler | ... | Solicitor | |
| Rosalie Ashley | ... | Angela | |
| Nicholas Parsons | ... | Tommy Weston | |
| Terry Scott | ... | Fire Policeman James Smith | |
| Vilma Ann Leslie | ... | Girl Journalist | |
| Edie Martin | ... | Gordon's Mother | |
| Tutte Lemkow | ... | Swarthy Man |
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Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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Billy Gordon: Guten tag.Swarthy Man: Bonjour.
Billy Gordon: Oh! You're French.
Swarthy Man: No! I am Finnish.
Billy Gordon: Oh, why do you speak French?
Swarthy Man: Finnish is too difficult.
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I definitely do not agree that this film is a bit of a let down (as another commenter suggested).
Although this is considered to be a "B-movie", it possibly contains Bernard Bresslaw's finest ever performance. He is absolutely brilliant as Snowdrop. Another class act is John Le Mesurier as the judge when Billy Gordon (Terry-Thomas) goes to court. On top of that you've got Sid James being one of his best known characters (i.e. the down at heel crook he played in Hancock's Half Hour on radio and TV and in the film Father Brown), George Cole as an early Arthur Daley, but a bit more on the wrong side of the law than Arfur ever was, and a supporting cast containing the likes of Nicholas Parsons (a great B-movie actor, unfortunately now better known as a game show host), Brenda de Banzie,Vera Day and Joe Melia. The plot was later used to provide the basis for the American film Ruthless People. As usual, a British B-movie shows incredible attention to detail (the "Keep Death Off The Road" gag and the van they finally arrive at St Albans with Gordon's kidnapped wife spring to mind). The scene where Gordon's wife returns is worth watching the rest of the film for, even if you aren't too keen on it (although I personally think this is one of the best films ever made, so I know I'm biased!).