One Way Out (film)

One Way Out
	British quad poster
Directed by	Francis Searle
Produced by	Francis Edge; John Temple-Smith
Written by	Jonathan Roche
Based on	a story by Jean Scott Rogers and John Temple-Smith
Starring	Jill Adams; Eddie Byrne; Lyndon Brook
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	Maurice Rootes
Production; company	Major Pictures
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	September 1955;
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

One Way Out is a 1955 British crime drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Jill Adams, Eddie Byrne, Lyndon Brook, John Chandos and Arthur Lowe.[1] The art direction was by William Kellner.[2] This second feature was released in the UK as the supporting film to the Norman Wisdom comedy Man of the Moment.[2]

Plot

Superintendent Harcourt is on the verge of retiring from the police force and in his final case, seeks to put away Danvers, a ruthless fence. Danvers however, tries to buy off Harcourt, and when this fails, attempts to implicate the Superintendent's daughter Shirley in a store robbery. Danvers uses another crook Leslie Parrish, to blackmail Harcourt to drop the case against him. When the Superintendent retires, he decides to pursue Danvers as a civilian.

Cast

Jill Adams as Shirley Harcourt
Eddie Byrne as Superintendent Harcourt
Lyndon Brook as Leslie Parrish
John Chandos as Danvers
John Bushelle as Assistant Commissioner
Olive Milbourn as Mrs. Harcourt
Arthur Howard as Marriott
Arthur Lowe as Sam
Ryck Rydon as Harry
Anne Valery as Carol Martin
Doris Gilmore as Mrs. Danvers
Nicholas Tanner as Garage Attendant
Nicholas Temple-Smith as the Baby
Sam Kydd as Gang Member

Critical reception

Britmovie called it an "unassuming British B-thriller directed by Francis Searle and starring Irish actor Eddie Byrne...and like many similar b-movies of the time is marred by weak writing and a plot that is never credible for a moment. The cast put all the effort they can in attempting to make this nonsense communicable to an audience."[2]

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References

"One Way Out (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
"One Way Out". britmovie.co.uk.

External links

One Way Out on IMDb

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[1] "One Way Out (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.

[britmovie-2] "One Way Out". britmovie.co.uk.