One Way Out is a 1955 British crime drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Jill Adams, Eddie Byrne, Lyndon Brook, John Chandos and Arthur Lowe.[1] The art direction was by William Kellner.[2] This second feature was released in the UK as the supporting film to the Norman Wisdom comedy Man of the Moment.[2]
One Way Out | |
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Directed by | Francis Searle |
Written by | Jonathan Roche |
Based on | a story by Jean Scott Rogers and John Temple-Smith |
Produced by | Francis Edge John Temple-Smith |
Starring | Jill Adams Eddie Byrne Lyndon Brook |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
Production company | Major Pictures |
Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Superintendent Harcourt is on the verge of retiring from the police force and in his final case, seeks to put away Danvers, a ruthless fence. Danvers however, tries to buy off Harcourt, and when this fails, attempts to implicate the Superintendent's daughter Shirley in a store robbery. Danvers uses another crook, Leslie Parrish, to blackmail Harcourt to drop the case against him. When the Superintendent retires, he decides to pursue Danvers as a civilian.
Britmovie called it an "unassuming British B-thriller directed by Francis Searle and starring Irish actor Eddie Byrne...and like many similar b-movies of the time is marred by weak writing and a plot that is never credible for a moment. The cast put all the effort they can in attempting to make this nonsense communicable to an audience."[2]
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