Dangerous Cargo
| Dangerous Cargo | |
|---|---|
ACT Films | |
| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation |
Release date | 21 June 1954 |
Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dangerous Cargo is a 1954 British
Plot
Security man Tim Matthews works at London Airport. His wartime friend Harry, now a criminal working for master crook Pliny, forces him to reveal the details of the next gold shipment through the airport. Matthews' wife tells the police, who let the robbery plan unfold. When the gang get to the airport to steal the gold, the police are waiting.
Cast
- Jack Watling as Tim Matthews
- Susan Stephen as Janie Matthews
- Karel Stepanekas Pliny
- Richard Pearson as Noel
- Terence Alexander as Harry
- John Le Mesurier as Luigi
- Ballard Berkeley as Findley
- Genine Graham as Diana
- John Longden as Worthington
- Trevor Reid as Watson
- Arthur Rigby as Feathers
- John H. Watson as Tomkins
- Arthur Mullard as thug
Production
The film was shot at Walton Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Don Russell.
Critical reception
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Bright performances lift ordinary melodrama."[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Dangerous Cargo". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ISBN 0 9508993 0 5. ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Stanley Haynes)
- Monthly Film Bulletin. 21 (240): 103. 1954 – via ProQuest.
- Kine Weekly. 446 (2448): 20. 27 May 1954 – via ProQuest.
- ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
External links
- Dangerous Cargo at IMDb
- Dangerous Cargo at ReelStreets
