One_Way_Out_(film)

<i>One Way Out</i> (film)

One Way Out (film)

1955 British film

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]

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Plot

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.

Cast

  • Jill Adams as Shirley Harcourt
  • Eddie Byrne as Superintendent Harcourt
  • Lyndon Brook as Leslie Parrish
  • John Chandos as Danvers
  • John Bushelle as Assistant Commissioner
  • Olive Milbourn as Mrs. Harcourt
  • Arthur Howard as Marriott
  • Arthur Lowe as Sam
  • Ryck Rydon as Harry
  • Anne Valery as Carol Martin
  • Doris Gilmore as Mrs. Danvers
  • Nicholas Tanner as Garage Attendant
  • Nicholas Temple-Smith as the Baby
  • Sam Kydd as Gang Member
  • Victor Platt as Snack Bar Assistant (Uuncredited)

Critical reception

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "One Way Out (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
  2. [2]
    "One Way Out". britmovie.co.uk.


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