Victor Webster
Richard Todd
Victor Webster
Overview
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
Cast
Montgomery
Robert Morley
Montgomery
Stanley Herbert "Stan" Coulter
Dudley Sutton
Stanley Herbert "Stan" Coulter
William Henry "Billy" Herne
Ronald Lacey
William Henry "Billy" Herne
Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
Jess Conrad
Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
James Alan "Ginger" Thompson
Tony Garnett
James Alan "Ginger" Thompson
Norman Albert Brewer
Wilfrid Brambell
Norman Albert Brewer
Judge
Felix Aylmer
Judge
Mr. Herne
David Lodge
Mr. Herne
Mr. Lee
Patrick Magee
Mr. Lee
Randolph St. John
Allan Cuthbertson
Randolph St. John
Gordon Percy Lonsdale
Colin Gordon
Gordon Percy Lonsdale
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Richard Todd and Robert Morley star in this super courtroom drama with a good solid story and some really deft performances. A nightwatchman is murdered and four troublemaking youths are apprehended by the police and put on trial for the crime. What appears, initially, to be a bit of a fait-accompli develops into an interesting evaluation of social norms and attitudes in early 60s Britain. Todd is incisive as the prosecuting barrister and Morley much less avuncular with his conducting of their defence than is usual for his performances. Dudley Sutton (probably most famous as "Tinker" in the BBC series "Lovejoy" that brought Ian McShane to the fore) is superb, as is Ronald Lacey and Felix Aylmer keeps things on an even keel as the High Court Judge. Definitely worth watching...
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