THE LAST MAN TO HANG? is a British crime mystery film that feels very much like a precursor to that Hollywood classic of the following year, TWELVE ANGRY MEN. Sadly, this film is very much an average kind of movie, with pedestrian storytelling and a genuine lack of suspense that renders it middling more than anything else; Terence Fisher doesn't seem particularly interested in his subject matter here. The first half is the usual murder mystery, with a poorly-cast Tom Conway being particularly unsympathetic as the figure accused of his wife's murder. Later, the story turns into a courtroom drama and picks up a little, with some nicely-judged turns from ensemble players including Victor Maddern, Anthony Newley, and Harold Goodwin. Eunice Gayson pops up to be as ravishing as ever, and Elizabeth Sellars briefly plays one of those sickly kind of characters that she essayed so effectively.
Review of The Last Man to Hang
