When John Mills got out of the army, he drove a cab. Old pal Bill Owen tries to put him onto a safe racket, but Mills says he and his girl, Sheila Sim, prefer the steady way. So when Owen winds up with his corpse dumped in Mills' cab, he informs the police. Since they aren't forthcoming about their progress, Mills and Miss Sim investigate on their own.... and find it more dangerous than in the movies.
Reliable John Paddy Carstairs directs this low-lit crime drama, shot in grimy, rainy London, with a nice mixture of dark swindles and good humor among the police about the amateur detective. Barry K, Barnes, near the end of his screen career, is excellent as the chief bad guy, and if you look fast you can see Diana Dors and Dirk Bogarde in brief, uncredited roles, before their careers took off. It's not a world-beTer, but it is atmospheric, and takes a few unexpected turns.
Reliable John Paddy Carstairs directs this low-lit crime drama, shot in grimy, rainy London, with a nice mixture of dark swindles and good humor among the police about the amateur detective. Barry K, Barnes, near the end of his screen career, is excellent as the chief bad guy, and if you look fast you can see Diana Dors and Dirk Bogarde in brief, uncredited roles, before their careers took off. It's not a world-beTer, but it is atmospheric, and takes a few unexpected turns.