Jailbreak (1962)
"Gaolbreak" (original title)

A family of burglars and safecrackers plan a heist at a jewelry store. When one of the family--who is the safecracking expert--gets arrested and jailed, they hatch a plan to break him out so he can take part in the robbery.

Director:

Francis Searle

Writer:

A.R. Rawlinson

Stars:

Peter Reynolds, Avice Landone, David Kernan

Cast

Credited cast:
Peter Reynolds	...	Eddie Wallis
Avice Landone	...	Mrs. Wallis
David Kernan	...	Len Rogerson
Carol White	...	Carol Marshall
David Gregory	...	Ron Wallis
John Blythe	...	Slim
Robert Desmond	...	Page
Geoffrey Hibbert	...	Dr. Cambus
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Beint	...	2nd Prison Officer
Carl Bernard	...	Inspector Brand
Ivor Dean	...	Barrington
Robert Fyfe	...	Wally
Stewart Guidotti	...	John
Frank Hawkins	...	Prison Officer
Reginald Hearne	...	Auctioneer (as Reggie Hearne)

Storyline

A family of burglars and safecrackers plan a heist at a jewelry store. When one of the family--who is the safecracking expert--gets arrested and jailed, they hatch a plan to break him out so he can take part in the robbery.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1962 (UK)

Also Known As:

Jailbreak

Company Credits

Production Co:

Butcher's Film Service

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

"Run of the mill British b-pic - the type that gave the British film industry a bad name!"

Another one of those run of the mill British b-pictures from poverty row studio Butcher's. In this one a gang of crooks lead by Eddie Wallis (Peter Reynolds) and his mother (Avice Landone) plan to break an accomplice out of prison so that he can take part in a jewel heist. It's all pretty tedious with little action and no thrills and its main source of interest is the appearance of a young Carol White ("Cathy Come Home") as the girlfriend of the escaped convict. It's produced by Butcher's who specialised in quota quickies like this. The Cinematograph Act of 1927 was passed by parliament to ensure that a certain number of home grown pictures were made by this country each year. However, money was always a problem, and that's how these pictures surfaced and instead of doing our film industry any good they gave it a bad name!