A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
- Erik Jenner
- (as Jon Whitely)
- Police Constable Chasing Erik
- (uncredited)
- Johnny Ashton
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe car driven by George Cole PXT338 was an Ace and if it was still around it would have a value of about £500,000 to £1,000,000.
- GoofsA US military detective would have to question witnesses with a British police officer present not on his own.
- Quotes
Mark Andrews: Why don't you stop working so hard at being tough?
Vivienne: I don't want to disappoint my father.
Mark Andrews: I need some straight answers out of you and I'm going to get them.
Vivienne: Stay where you are. Don't try getting rough with me or my price goes up.
Mark Andrews: You're helping a murderer. Why?
Vivienne: Why should I help you?
Mark Andrews: To save a kid's life, that's why.
Vivienne: Kids are dying all over.
Mark Andrews: But you could save this one.
Vivienne: Maybe I won't be doing him such a favour. In this stinking world, being dead and buried, sometimes it's a lucky break.
Mark Andrews: You're not making any sense.
Vivienne: No? Look at me. Take a good look. What do you see?
Mark Andrews: Honey, nobody forced you into this life.
Vivienne: Life? Ha-ha-ha! But you got it all wrong. I am dead. But I won't fall down. Do you hear me? I am dead. And they buried me in this hole.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Frances Farmer Presents: The Weapon (1960)
It echoes to Vivienne's pessimistic view of life ; it's very rare that a supporting character is given the opportunity to express such despair .French Nicole Maurey ,who worked with Robert Bresson but never really became a star in her native country , as an user has already pointed out ,plays the part which was tailor made for Scott , and she pulls it off efficiently .
Much more than Cochran's investigation , the boy's wandering in the streets of london remains credible at least till the time where all the walls are covered with posters .John Whiteley's questioning look works wonder here,even if "the weapon" does not equal previous great efforts such as Lang's "moonfleet " and the extraordinary "hunted " (which paired him with Dirk Bogarde whom he met again in a watered down version of Cronin's "the Spanish gardener").His playing always rings true ;like in "hunted" he flees from the adult world :after all , his crime would never have happened if man had not invented war; it's no coincidence if his mates choose to play war to grab the famous weapon.
There are plot holes (mainly concerning the villain)but there's never a dull moment in this short thriller.Besides,there's a welcome sense of humor : the brat asleep under a pile of newspapers on which his photograph hits the headlines.
- ulicknormanowen
- Feb 2, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color