DOWNFALL is another B-feature thriller released as part of the EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERY THEATRE series in the US, although it has nothing to do with Wallace. It's a rather ordinary, small scale slice of British crime, notable perhaps for its depiction of suburban life blighted by idealism, mistaken do-gooding, and spousal betrayal. It was directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, still best known for his excellent CITY OF THE DEAD some four years previous to this. The underrated Maurice Denham plays a barrister who gets a man off a murder charge (T.P. McKenna, of STRAW DOGS fame) and employs him as a chauffeur. There's not too much going on here, but there are a couple of surprises and it passes the time well enough.
Review of Downfall
