Above average British B film with excellent performances by all concerned, Peter Vaughan in particular. Script laced with wry understated humour, with the cast appearing to enjoy themselves. Most of the interiors seem to have been filmed in real locations - the lobby and bar of a Brighton hotel, for example. The guilty party is not revealed until the final minutes and I was kept guessing almost until the end... Also notable for the appearances of Barbara Hicks and Damaris Hayman - two spinsterish actresses who could have been separated at birth. First time I've noticed them in the same film, although not in the same scenes. Future ace cinematographer Anthony Richmond was the clapper loader.
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