Alan Curtis
Arthur Kennedy
Alan Curtis
Impulse
“... with a woman like her it could lead to Murder!”
4.5
1954
1h 20m
CrimeDrama
Director: Cy Endfield
Overview
An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.
Cast
Lila Ray
Constance Smith
Lila Ray
Elizabeth Curtis
Joy Shelton
Elizabeth Curtis
Freddie James
Jack Allen
Freddie James
Jack Forrester
James Carney
Jack Forrester
Gray
Cyril Chamberlain
Gray
Joe
Cameron Hall
Joe
Harry Winters
Bruce Beeby
Harry Winters
police officer
John Horsley
police officer
Jean St. Clair
uncredited
Michael Balfour
uncredited
uncredited
Kenneth Cope
uncredited
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Though it is short and sweet, Cy Endfield still struggles with this slightly contrived British murder/mystery. The rather wooden Arthur Kennedy ("Curtis") meets the glamorous "Lila" Constance Smith) in an hotel bar whilst his wife "Elizabeth" (Joy Shelton) has gone away for the weekend. After what seems like the briefest of introductions, he forgets any semblance of the sanctity of his marriage vows and as a result gets tangled up with some murderous diamond smugglers before a predictable ending. It's not a great example of the genre, more a rather stodgily paced vehicle for a visiting American star.
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