Incident at Midnight

These "Edgar Wallace Mysteries" films have potential to be quite good B movies. Unfortunately, confusing and uninvolving plots were a constant problem. The above film is no exception. A lot of scenes don't make any sense. They aren't blended into the story and any kind of intended mystery, isn't in evidence. Some good actors are completely wasted.

Old Dr. Schroeder (Martin Miller), who has been struck off, attends a late night chemist every night for a prescription, and to observe Dr. Leichner (Anton Diffring), an ex-Nazi war criminal who has taken a new identity. Leichner, we discover, has a blonde wife (Sylva Langova), and a blonde mistress (Jacqueline Jones), who is blackmailing him. He is also involved in a drug scam involving two lockers and two keys, and aims to become a millionaire selling drugs. Meanwhile, a wounded bank robber has been taken to the dispensary for treatment, and to rendezvous with his gang leader. Old Dr. Schroeder finds himself attending to the robber's injuries.

Slightly unusual tale with some fine performances, and a mildly intriguing story, however it lacks excitement and is quite dull, slow moving with characters appearing with no explanation. A weak entry on the whole.