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)
Storyline
Did you know
- 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's a nicely timed story that gradually grows in speed and tension under the direction of directors Val Guest and Hal E. Chester. Never more than a programmer, it offers a nice portrait of a youngster who thinks that he is in a lot of trouble.
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color