An entertaining British take on the U.S. hard boiled private eye film. Michael Rennie plays a P.I. called in to get the goods on a crooked gambling club owner. The gambler, who does a spot of blackmail on the side has some info that Rennie's client would like returned. Of course the villain does not wish to play along and things get nasty. While most films from the UK take a somewhat more refined look at murder, this one pulls out all the stops. Cross and double cross, a full selection mickey finns, fists, guns and bodies keep this one zinging right along. The film is peppered throughout with American style dialogue and some nice jazz music. The screenplay is by Peter Cheyney who was the creator of the Lemmy Caution series of books and films. Nice try by cast and crew at what must of been a real change of pace.
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