The Betrayal (1957)
6/10
"Mr. McCall, why after all these years?"
23 June 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Another production from the Danziger Brothers, notable low budget film producers, 'The Betrayal' is an engrossing thriller. Several soldiers are betrayed when they try to escape a prison camp in Nazi Germany and the sole survivor, blinded in the escape attempt, twelve years later hears a voice that he recognises as the traitor while in London on business. With the help of a fashion model he tracks the betrayer down. Co-writers Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard craft an interesting story that holds well up to and including the climax. Nothing new really but it does holds one's attention for its 72 minutes. It mainly uses sets but there is a bit of location shooting in London. Philip Friend as the blind ex-soldier and Diana Decker as the model make a pleasant team. They get good support from Philip Saville, Harold Lang, Peter Burton and in a minor role the ubiquitous Ferdy Mayne.

It is definitely worth a watch.
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