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gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "Donald Sinden, a rather bland leading man on both stage and screen before this was made, successfully attempts a rather different role, conveying all the ruthlessness of the heartless killer as he tries to rub out the witness to a crime. He is effectively supported
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thought the theme "was a servicable one; but here the producers have so over-laden the storyline with cosy comic characters as to make wonder if their intention was to deliberately guy their material. Only Nigel Stock and the spirited Ada Reeve emerge with credit and the melodrama is unadventurously
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realises that if she lives she would be able to identify him and he would be hanged for murder and he decides to murder her in spite of the protests of his partner, Barney, who has grown disillusioned with his sinister intent. Wade is uninterested and beats him. He several times tries to enter the
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called it "A neatly made, unpretentious thriller that should do well for the home market... makes for suspenseful action, although the story is improbable in some of its twists. Pic is well acted and well served by its director and camera crew.
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