| Description |
1 videodisc (97 mins.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding. |
| Cast |
Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones, Rene Ray, Mary Merrall, Charles Farrell, Cyril Smith, Phyllis Robins, Vida Hope. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Otto Heller ; art director, A. Mazzei ; editor, Margery Saunders ; musical score, Marius Francois Gaillard ; wardrobe supervisor, Dorothy Sinclair. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
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Based on the novel "A convict has escaped" by Jackson Budd. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
"This print is from the National Film Archive collection." |
| Summary |
Set in Soho, Clem, is an ex-serviceman who is fed up after the War and drawn to the excitement of black-marketeering. His psychopathic sadist gang boss, Narcy, betrays him when he refuses to deal in drugs, taking on an element of revenge. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Drama.
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Soho (London, England) -- Drama.
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Black marketeers -- Soho (London, England) -- Drama.
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Gangs -- Soho (London, England) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Motion pictures, British.
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Suspense films.
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Gangster films.
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| Added Author |
Bronstein, N. A.
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Langley, Noel, 1911-1980.
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Cavalcanti, Alberto.
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Gray, Sally, 1916-2006.
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Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988.
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Jones, Griffith, 1910-
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Ray, René, 1911-1993.
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Merrall, Mary, 1890-1973.
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Farrell, Charles, 1900-1990.
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Smith, Cyril, 1892-1963.
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Robins, Phyllis.
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Hope, Vida, 1918-1963.
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Heller, Otto, 1896-1970.
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Mazzei, Andrew.
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Saunders, Margery.
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Gaillard, Marius François, 1900-1973.
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Sinclair, Dorothy.
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Budd, Jackson, 1898-
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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Alliance Film Studios, Ltd. (Firm)
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Other Title |
I became a criminal |
| Standard No. |
738329030124 |
| Music No. |
K301 DVD Kino on Video |
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