William Franklyn had a new TV series coming out & this film was probably meant to make the actor more visible. The problem is that the film was apparently rewritten while it was being made. The director could not decide which robbery would occur first, the jewels or the "Ethiope's ear". When talking about the first robbery with the secretary the characters talked of the diamond robbery @ Sir Herbert's. But near the end they are robbing the diamonds again. In Franklyn's flashback he is removing the "Ethiope's ear". They also may have eliminated a complication, because Nigel Green is aware of the "Ethiope's ear" before he should have known about it. I think this film has the 'ear marks' of a hastily produced star turn for Franklyn. The movie also has Ronnie Hall & the Dave Clark five.
Review of Pit of Darkness
