Offbeat

When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.

Cast

William Sylvester

as Layton / Steve Ross

Mai Zetterling

as Ruth Lombard

John Meillon

as Johnny Hemick

Anthony Dawson

as James Dawson

Neil McCarthy

as Leo Farrell

Joseph Fürst

as Paul Varna

Harry Baird

as Gill Hall

John Phillips

as Chief Superintendent Gault

Victor Brooks

as Inspector Adams

Diana King

as Maggie Dawson

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