The Narrowing Circle

A journalist is framed for the murder of a rival and has to prove his innocence, whatever the cost.

Cast

Paul Carpenter

as Dave Nelson

Hazel Court

as Rosemary Speed

Russell Napier

as Sir Henry Dimmock

Ferdy Mayne

as Bill Strayte

June Ashley

as Christy Freeman

Paula Byrne

as Laura Martin

Trevor Reid

as Inspector Crambo

Basil Dignam

as George Pacey

Ronnie Stevens

as Jimmy

Alan Robinson

as Parker

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Nelson" (Paul Carpenter) is a journalist who has an habit of finding corpses - and one of them is his girlfriend's other boyfriend! Despite his protestations, the police - under the suspiciously watchful eyes of "Insp. Crambo" (an effective Trevor Reid) are beginning to think there can be no smoke ...

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