Produced by Mancunian Films who mainly produced comedy films popular in the north of England this is instead a good example of a crime film, possibly a film noir as it has a femme fatale played by seductive Barbara Shelley. Her character Anne knows what she wants and would do anything to get it, including persuading her erstwhile lover to murder her blind husband by pushing him off a balcony. Ms. Shelley is the best thing in the movie and overshadows the other members of the cast, though William Sylvester as the husband Paul in peril and Alex Davion as the artist Ricky play their roles well. The only thing that diffuses the tension of the movie are the two musical numbers by Ronnie Carroll. I enjoyed the film, particularly the last twenty minutes.
Review of Man in the Dark
Man in the Dark
(1964)
"They weren't exactly behaving like strangers. You know what I mean?"
16 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers