miked-26800 Review of The Secret Place

The Secret Place (1957)

Good British crime movie, some excellent scenes.

[7/10 · 27 January 2021]

With British crime movies of this vintage it's often a case of the good, the bad and the awful. This is one of the good ones. The plot line is a diamond robbery where the stolen diamonds are hidden in a portable record player which comes into the possession of a young teenage boy, who happens to be the son of a police constable. The final part of the film is taken up with the efforts of the crooks to recover the diamonds. The film has moments of real tension, the diamond heist itself and the final chase scenes are excellently done. Good and convincing performances from all concerned.