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Summary
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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Not for laughs, comfort or warmth.
Cast
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Bonar ColleanoDan MacDonald
Susan ShawPat
Renée AshersonSally
Earl CameronJohnny Lambert
Moira ListerMaisie
Max AdrianCharlie Vernon - acrobat / George
Joan DowlingPamela, Maisie's sister
James Robertson JusticeEngine Room Officer Trotter
Michael GoldenCustoms Officer Andrews
John LongdenDet. Insp. Williams
Alfie BassAlf
Christopher HewettMike
Leslie PhillipsHarry
John ArnattSquad Car Officer (uncredited)
Ian BannenGarage attendant (uncredited)
George BensonGeorge (uncredited)
David DaviesOfficer on the Dunbar (uncredited)
Frank ForsythPolice Constable Witnessing Robbery (uncredited)
Fred GriffithsSailor on Barge (uncredited)
Sam Kydd2nd Engineer (uncredited)
Howard LangDetective Detaining Suspect (uncredited)
Victor MaddernFirst Tram Conductor (uncredited)
Jack MaySailor on the Dunbar (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Basil Dearden
- Written by
- John Eldridge, Jack Whittingham
- Produced by
- Michael Balcon
- Music by
- John Addison, Ernest Irving
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Facts
February 20, 1951 · 1 h 25 min · NR
- Released
- February 20, 1951
- Runtime
- 1 h 25 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Available in
- 28 countries
Tropes
Acting Unnatural, Trouser Space, The Drunken Sailor +9