Young aspiring actress Molly Lester witnesses a double murder, so its perpetrator, a killer known as The Dark Man, tries everything to maintain her silence.
| Tagline | Set in one of Britain's Forbidden Areas.....this is one of the most fascinating films ever screened! |
| Release Date: | Jan 22, 1951 |
| Genres: | Thriller, Crime, Drama |
| Production Company: | Independent Artists |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Casts: | Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed, Natasha Parry, William Hartnell, Barbara Murray, Robert Long, Cyril Smith, Leonard White, Ernest Haines |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
Poor old "Molly" (Natasha Parry) has the misfortune to witness the eponymous character commit double murder. He knows she knows, and she knows he knows that she does, and so now he (Maxwell Reed) is determined to shut her up before she can tell pursuing police inspector "Vine" (Edward Underdown) and he faces the gallows. There's no real jeopardy here - we all know who did what to whom, but it's still quite an engaging little cat and mouse thriller that, though it could certainly do with losing twenty minutes or so, has a strong supporting cast and some nice photography of England's Sussex coast as the adventure hots up to an exciting, if predictable, denouement. The acting and script are all pretty generic, but it's still worth a watch.
