A thoroughly enjoyable British thriller, it's very different from the usual murder mystery style film from this era, the focus is instead on the attempted fiddle going on.
A very good story, you're unsure as to what's going on, and why, until the very end, it's a simple story, but the red herrings are clever.
Vaughan is terrific as Roper, he is the perfect civil servant caricature, he's thrifty, efficient, and even sports a bowler. An actor I appreciated in his latter years, it's been great finding his earlier works, very good.
Hilarious scene where Roper and Helen sit down at the bar and sip champagne cocktails, the lovely Penny Morrell. Derick Guyler also adds a touch of humour as The Station Master.
Thoroughly enjoyable, 8/10.
A very good story, you're unsure as to what's going on, and why, until the very end, it's a simple story, but the red herrings are clever.
Vaughan is terrific as Roper, he is the perfect civil servant caricature, he's thrifty, efficient, and even sports a bowler. An actor I appreciated in his latter years, it's been great finding his earlier works, very good.
Hilarious scene where Roper and Helen sit down at the bar and sip champagne cocktails, the lovely Penny Morrell. Derick Guyler also adds a touch of humour as The Station Master.
Thoroughly enjoyable, 8/10.