Dancing with Crime
Dancing with Crime is a 1947 British film noir film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes and Sheila Sim. It was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. Plot. Boyhood friends and comrades in the Army, Ted Peters (Richard Attenborough) and Dave Robinson (Bill Owen) are back in civvies. Ted becomes a taxi driver and hopes to marry Joy Goodall (Sheila Sim), a pretty chorus girl. Dave, seeking easy money, joins a gang which has its headquarters in a suburban palais-de-danse. The gang is  headed by a man called Gregory (Barry Jones), and includes Paul Baker (Barry K. Barnes), and petty crooks Sniffy and Pogson. Ted refuses to join them. Production. Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim were married in real life - this was their first movie together. It was shot at Cromwell Studios, Southall. Attenborough was borrowed from the Boulting Brothers. Fiming was difficult due to the freezing cold weather. The film features an early appearance by Diana Dors. Reception. "Variety" called it "fashioned on formula grounds."