A British policeman (John Gregson) tries to find a rich man's (Alec Clunes) son before a kidnapper's (Robert Shaw) time bomb blows.
John Gregson
as Inspector Parnell
Alec Clunes
as Anthony Chester
Robert Shaw
as Marlowe
Helen Cherry
as Robbie
Betty McDowall
as Maggie Parnell
William Hartnell
as Freddie Maddox
Harry Fowler
as Smiley
Alan Wheatley
as Assistant Commissioner Bewley
Kenneth Cope
as Sergeant Grey
Ernest Clark
as Police Doctor
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A surprisingly engaging feature sees John Gregson as a detective ("Insp. Parnell") brought into investigate the kidnap of the son of the wealthy "Chester" (Alec Clunes). Interestingly the kidnapper "Marlow" (Robert Shaw) has locked the child into an attic room in an unknown London address then gone ...