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directed by Michael Law and starring

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and

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. It was made by the

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

Vandyke Productions at the

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. It also used

location shooting Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior. The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for exam ...

around London.Chibnall & McFarlane p.122

Premise

With the assistance of his daughter, a

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detective pursues and captures a gang of six criminals.

Cast

as Supt. Holroyd *

as Christina Frazer *

as Walkeley *

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as Herself *

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as Colonel * Michael Evans as Hunter *

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as Wainwright *

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as Lewis * Christopher Page as Johnny the Kid * Louis Wiechert as the Mole *

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as Captain Emsley * Michael O'Halloran as Assistant Commissioner *

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as McGraw

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

* 1951 films British crime films 1951 crime films Films shot at Riverside Studios Films set in London Films shot in London British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub