The October Man

Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.

Cast

John Mills

as Jim Ackland

Joan Greenwood

as Jenny Carden

Edward Chapman

as Mr. Peachy

Kay Walsh

as Molly Newman

Joyce Carey

as Mrs. Vinton

Catherine Lacey

as Miss Selby

Adrianne Allen

as Joyce Carden

Felix Aylmer

as Dr. Martin

Frederick Piper

as Det. Insp. Godby

John Boxer

as Det. Sgt. Troth

Reviews

John Chard

Astrology Amnesia. The October Man is directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by Eric Ambler. It stars John Mills, Joan Greenwood, Edward Chapman, Kay Walsh, Joyce Carey, Catherine Lacey, Adrianne Allen and Felix Aylmer. Music is by William Alwyn and cinematography by Erwin Hillier. Following...

CinemaSerf

I'm not the greatest fan of John Mills, but he is pretty good in this superior crime thriller. He is involved in a motor accident and many years later is still suffering from after effects when, whilst staying at an hotel, he becomes involved in the investigation of the murder of a fellow resident w...

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