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A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.
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- TriviaSir Alfred Hitchcock did not want to make this movie. He had wanted to direct a prestige production of John Van Druten's play "London Wall", but to punish Hitchcock for the financial failure of "East of Shanghai (1931)," "British International Pictures" head John Maxwell took him off "London Wall" and put him on this movie instead. Hitchcock has referred to this movie as "a terrible picture, very cheap melodrama."
- GoofsBarton and Nora's hands are tied to the railing behind them, but after they fall backward through it they're hanging with their hands in front of them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elstree Story (1952)
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Pretty good, but watch it twice and listen carefully
This might just be a problem with only me, but I tend not to be able to clearly hear some of the speech of the actors in old movies like this. It could be that the film is old or the actors don't annunciate(not sure if I spelled that right) enough. Overall, the film is like what the other reviewer said: slow at first, but once you know generally what is happening, it draws you in immediately. Also, this is one film that I demand to be remade, for it looks quite dated in some parts, even a little cheesy. Another reason is that this movie should be given a wider audience. It deserves it. The remake might have to be a bit longer, though, since I'm not sure how a modern crowd would feel about paying money to see only a 63 minute movie. In summary, see this to be entertained but prepare to be forgiving for the, shall we say, "time gap."
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- xjsl
- Apr 22, 2000
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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