Even in daylight it looks creepy. The film's set up is a little slow. The cast is solid without being particularly exciting - a bland background to set off Sim's turn to perfection. This makes it a curious mixture of contemporary drama and period piece and maybe that's what gives it such a unique flavour. It's one of the all-time classic whodunits and it should be better celebrated.
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A riff on the Whisky Galore theme, this Kent-set comedy was made by the film technicians union but was refused distribution for many months. Alastair Sim is the hitman trying to bump off politician Raymond Huntley staying at the pub of the title. George Cole is the hapless salesman who keeps getting in the way. The script is by Launder and Gilliat , though the direction is by Robert Day. Basically, it's a comedy acting masterclass by Sim.