A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.
Bill Owen
- Dave Robinson
- (as Bill Rowbotham)
Dirk Bogarde
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Patricia Dainton
- Pam
- (uncredited)
Diana Dors
- Annette
- (uncredited)
Richard Duke
- Palais-de-Danse Customer
- (uncredited)
Danny Green
- Sid
- (uncredited)
Joy Harington
- Friendly Barmaid
- (uncredited)
Jack Mandeville
- Palais-de-Danse Customer
- (uncredited)
Hamish Menzies
- Orchestra Leader
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Richard Attenborough (Ted Peters) and Sheila Sim (Joy Goodall) were married in real-life.
- GoofsIn the ballroom scene at the start of the film the shadow of the camera is clearly visible on the clothing of the dancers as it pans past them.
- Quotes
Inspector Carter: Peters, did you turn in your revolver when you were demobbed?
Ted Peters: Yes sir.
Inspector Carter: Good. It's a pity all the boys didn't do that - it would've saved them a lot of trouble. And us.
- SoundtracksBow Bells are London Bells
Lyric of the Song by Harold Purcell
Music by Benjamin Frankel (as Ben Bernard) (uncredited)
Featured review
Generally solid film noir sans femme fatale, with baby-faced male lead
John Paddy Carstairs is not exactly the type of director I would normally associate with film noir, though some might argue that SLEEPING CAR TO TRIESTE (1948) fits that bill as much as DANCING WITH CRIME, and both are films of considerable quality. Carstairs I tend to connect more with the Norman Wisdom slapstick comedies of the 1950s and DANCING WITH CRIME is not without its comic moments.
Lamentably, baby-faced Richard Attenborough strikes me as too young and puny for his part. His fisticuffs with a couple of other fellows did not convince me, with quite a few clearly fake punches thrown in. That said, he comes across as quite likable, the main minuses being that he did not look like a soldier recently out of WWII action, too young to pair off with pretty Sheila Sim, and he disappears from the action for about 10' at a crucial point about three quarters into the flick.
Barry Barnes as the scheming and evil Baker warrants close attention but it is Barry Jones who steals the show as the slippery and clever top villain, who even gets to successfully impersonate a police inspector and so con Attenborough into disclosing some privileged information. Garry Marsh also plays with considerable verve and humor the role of Detective Sergeant Murray.
Typically competent cinematography, solid script, sharp dialogue.
Definitely worth watching.
Lamentably, baby-faced Richard Attenborough strikes me as too young and puny for his part. His fisticuffs with a couple of other fellows did not convince me, with quite a few clearly fake punches thrown in. That said, he comes across as quite likable, the main minuses being that he did not look like a soldier recently out of WWII action, too young to pair off with pretty Sheila Sim, and he disappears from the action for about 10' at a crucial point about three quarters into the flick.
Barry Barnes as the scheming and evil Baker warrants close attention but it is Barry Jones who steals the show as the slippery and clever top villain, who even gets to successfully impersonate a police inspector and so con Attenborough into disclosing some privileged information. Garry Marsh also plays with considerable verve and humor the role of Detective Sergeant Murray.
Typically competent cinematography, solid script, sharp dialogue.
Definitely worth watching.
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- adrianovasconcelos
- Jul 17, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Dansand cu crima
- Filming locations
- Cromwell Studios, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK(studio: produced at Cromwell Studios, Southall)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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