Crime drama starring Emrys Jones. An escaped prisoner, serving a sentence for manslaughter, discovers his perfect double. He attempts to persuade the man to swap identities with him, but instead becomes involved in a plan to smuggle atomic scientists out of the country.
In spite of its penury, this typical 1950s British crime quickie - about an escaped convict who unwittingly assumes the identity of a spy - is curiously engaging. It's not Emrys Jones's plight that holds the attention, but the fact that baffled inspector John Horsley is faced with more crooks than he can shake a stick at, forcing him to play a waiting game until the traitors show their hand. Although director John Gilling throws in a few Cornish coastal views, he's mostly confined to unconvincing sets, though the cheapskate look only adds to the charm.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Robert Matthews / John Barlow | Emrys Jones |
| Ann Farrington | Zena Marshall |
| Inspector Clements | John Horsley |
| Mrs Fenton | Joan Hickson |
| Canning | Hector Ross |
| Police Sergeant | Victor Platt |
| Colonel Smythe | Roger Maxwell |
| Mrs Smythe | Lesley Deane |
| Publican | Edward Evans |
| Ship's chandler | Alan Gordon |
| Doctor | Ian Fleming (2) |
| Osborne | Martin Wildeck |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | John Gilling |
