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The Crawling Eye poster
Movie

A United Nations investigator crosses paths with a pair of psychic sisters on his way to Trollenberg observatory in the Swiss Alps, which has been plagued by a series of mountaineer disappearances that may be related to a radioactive cloud at the mountain's south face.

The Crawling Eye

Jul 1958

Sea of Sand poster
Movie

A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.

Sea of Sand

Nov 1958

Hour of Decision poster
Movie

A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper columnist.

Hour of Decision

Apr 1957

Blackout poster
Movie

A blind man is witness to a murder; later cured of his blindness he attempts to puzzle out the solution to the crime.

Blackout

Sep 1950

Impulse poster
Movie

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.

Impulse

Jan 1954

Tiger by the Tail poster
Movie

On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.

Tiger by the Tail

Sep 1955

No Smoking poster
Movie

A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.

No Smoking

Nov 1955

The Frightened Man poster
Movie

Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.

The Frightened Man

Mar 1952

The Voice of Merrill poster
Movie

A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead

The Voice of Merrill

Dec 1952

The Reluctant Bride poster
Movie

A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parents, both famous explorers, are reported lost while on an African safari.

The Reluctant Bride

Aug 1955

13 East Street poster
Movie

When police inspector Gerald Blake wants to infiltrate a London stolen-goods gang, he does a thorough job of it. First, he robs a jewelry store, gets caught and is sentenced to prison. Then he teams up with gang-member Joey to make their escape. Once in the gang, Blake identifies the boss, Larry, and most of the other thieves, but not the "inside man." As a big fur job looms closer, the detective's task is complicated by the playful but seductive advances of Judy, a dazzling blonde who happens also to be the jealous Larry's girl friend.

13 East Street

Mar 1952

The Quiet Woman poster
Movie

The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as The Quiet Woman. She becomes outraged when she discovers the previous owner had allowed local smugglers to use it as a base. She soon has become romantically involved with one of the smugglers, which causes enormous problems when a customs officer turns up, followed closely by her former husband.

The Quiet Woman

Mar 1951

The Gilded Cage poster
Movie

Steve and Harry become involved in an art theft. Harry is framed by the crooks, and arrested by the police. Steve has to prove his brother's innocence.

The Gilded Cage

Feb 1955

Escape by Night poster
Movie

An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.

Escape by Night

Dec 1953

Love in Pawn poster
Movie

A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.

Love in Pawn

Nov 1953

Stormy Crossing poster
Movie

After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland plays an Interpol detective who stems Bond's homicidal hijinks. Black Tide was produced by Monty Berman in his pre-Saint days.

Stormy Crossing

Aug 1958

Recoil poster
Movie

A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go undercover to infiltrate the home of the killer's brother. Slowly she is drawn into the world of the rival gangs.

Recoil

Aug 1953

Date with a Dream poster
Movie

Four war-time performers known for their concert parties, have a reunion. They decide they are still good together and form a successful nightclub act.

Date with a Dream

Nov 1948

The Steel Key poster
Movie

An adventurer investigates the theft of a formula for hardened steel, assisted by his girlfriend.

The Steel Key

May 1953

3 Steps to the Gallows poster
Movie

A U.S. sailor docks in London and in three days tries to save his brother from the gallows.

3 Steps to the Gallows

Dec 1953

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