Ruinously expensive musical that stifled the film career of Sid Field and nearly finished off Kay Kendall 's into the bargain. Jack Hawkins is the copper looking into a series of safe robberies. John Mills has the long memory - out of prison after twelve years for a murder he didn't commit, he's determined to get revenge on the perjurers who put him there. Director Robert Hamer always had a taste for the downbeat and this is one of his grimmest works. He gets a lot of atmosphere out of the locations but John Mills is no one's idea of an avenging angel no matter how hard he tries.
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A female singer and a male songwriter split when he becomes infatuated with an actress, but come together again for the sake of the act. This was only her second feature, but Gracie Fields was already a huge star. It's a bit sentimental but it gives her a chance to sing a handful of songs and show her personality to its best advantage. Nigel Bruce is his lordship torn between Gertrude Lawrence and Benita Hume. Apart from a rare screen appearance by Sir Gerald du Maurier, the only point of interest is that it was produced by Alfred Hitchcock .