John Gilling is one of the more talented directors who worked on British "B" pictures. This one starts off most promisingly with a high-speed car chase. It also comes to a fair climax in a deserted mansion AFTER an action shoot-out in a warehouse. There are also a couple of convincing fight scenes.
Otherwise, however, this is very much a formula British "B"-picture affair. Mousey heroine-turned-detective Elizabeth Sellars tries hard to look seductive despite the director's poor choice of camera angles. Worse still, the script is padded with lots of time-wasting talk by drearily conceived characters and even less convincing players. Unfortunately, director Gilling seems to have fallen in love with his own script. At least 15 minutes of this excessive padding should have been trimmed before the film went into release.
Otherwise, however, this is very much a formula British "B"-picture affair. Mousey heroine-turned-detective Elizabeth Sellars tries hard to look seductive despite the director's poor choice of camera angles. Worse still, the script is padded with lots of time-wasting talk by drearily conceived characters and even less convincing players. Unfortunately, director Gilling seems to have fallen in love with his own script. At least 15 minutes of this excessive padding should have been trimmed before the film went into release.