John Mills (looking over-tanned as usual for films of this period) in gruff turn as chip-on-shoulder Superintendent who despises small town tennis-club antics whilst trying to solve murder. With Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates, Derek Farr (the faux air force ace), young Alec McCowen (absolutely unrecognisable from Frenzy and Travels with My Aunt), Margaretta Scott (with the wild dancing, yeah?), Raymond Huntley.
Distinguished by lots of police cars pulling up too quickly in front of the camera.
John Jympson (also connected to Frenzy) was the assembly cutter (unusual to see that credit). His interesting credits include:
A French Mistress (1960), Zulu, A Hard Day's Night, The Bedford Incident, Kaleidascope, Where Eagles Dare, Kelly's Heroes, Deadfall and Frenzy and then runs into more disappointing material through the seventies and eighties
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