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Newbie London police officer Andy Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley) is paired with seasoned cop George Dixon (Jack Warner) to work the night shift. When criminals Tom Riley (Dirk Bogarde) and Spud (Patric Doonan) are caught robbing a local movie theater, George meets Tom in a face-off. While trying to coax the thief into making a peaceful surrender, George is wounded and taken to the hospital. It then becomes Andy's task to track down the crooks and restore honor to his partner.
Original Release
01/19/1950
US Release
06/01/1950
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Warner | PC George Dixon |
Jimmy Hanley | PC Andy Mitchell |
Dirk Bogarde | Tom Riley |
Robert Flemyng | Detective Sgt. Roberts / Police Sgt. Roberts |
Bernard Lee | Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry / Inspector Cherry |
Peggy Evans | Diana Lewis |
Patric Doonan | Spud |
Bruce Seton | PC 'Jock' Campbell / PC Campbell |
Meredith Edwards | PC 'Taff' Hughes / PC Hughes |
Clive Morton | Police Sgt. Brooks |
Directors
Writers
T.E.B. Clarke, Jan Read, Ted Willis, Alexander Mackendrick
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Warner | PC George Dixon |
Jimmy Hanley | PC Andy Mitchell |
Dirk Bogarde | Tom Riley |
Robert Flemyng | Detective Sgt. Roberts / Police Sgt. Roberts |
Bernard Lee | Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry / Inspector Cherry |
Peggy Evans | Diana Lewis |
Patric Doonan | Spud |
Bruce Seton | PC 'Jock' Campbell / PC Campbell |
Meredith Edwards | PC 'Taff' Hughes / PC Hughes |
Clive Morton | Police Sgt. Brooks |
Frederick Piper | Alf Lewis |
Dora Bryan | Maisie |
Gladys Henson | Mrs. Em Dixon / Mrs Dixon |
Tessie O'Shea | Herself / Self - Singer |
John Adams | PC at Darts Match |
Muriel Aked | Mrs. Beryl Waterboume |
Arnold Bell | Hospital Doctor |
Alma Cogan | Bit Part |
Michael Corcoran | Detective |
Betty Ann Davies | Mary Bertha Lewis |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |
Michael Relph | Producer |