Pool of London

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

Cast

Bonar Colleano

as Dan MacDonald

Susan Shaw

as Pat

Renée Asherson

as Sally

Earl Cameron

as Johnny Lambert

Moira Lister

as Maisie

Max Adrian

as Charlie Vernon - acrobat / George

Joan Dowling

as Pamela, Maisie's sister

James Robertson Justice

as Engine Room Officer Trotter

Leslie Phillips

as Harry

Alfie Bass

as Alf

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