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Johnny on the Spot

  • 1954
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
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Johnny on the Spot (1954)
Crime

A framed ex-convict struggles to clear his name.A framed ex-convict struggles to clear his name.A framed ex-convict struggles to clear his name.

  • Director
    • Maclean Rogers
  • Writers
    • Michael Cronin
    • Maclean Rogers
  • Stars
    • Hugh McDermott
    • Elspet Gray
    • Paul Carpenter
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    121
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maclean Rogers
    • Writers
      • Michael Cronin
      • Maclean Rogers
    • Stars
      • Hugh McDermott
      • Elspet Gray
      • Paul Carpenter
    • 9User reviews
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    Hugh McDermott
    Hugh McDermott
    • Johnny Breakes
    Elspet Gray
    Elspet Gray
    • Joan Ingram
    Paul Carpenter
    • Paul Carrington
    Jean Lodge
    • Sally Erskine
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • Inspector Beveridge
    Valentine Dyall
    Valentine Dyall
    • Walter Tyley
    Ronald Leigh-Hunt
    Ronald Leigh-Hunt
    • Sir Jeremy Oulton
    Conrad Phillips
    Conrad Phillips
    • Sergt. Walsh
    Vanda Godsell
    Vanda Godsell
    • Diana Townley
    Douglas Herald
    • The Blind Man
    Graham Stark
    Graham Stark
    • Steve
    Adrienne Scott
    • Receptionist
    Cameron Hall
    • Landlord
    Patrick Connor
    • Mechanic
    • (as Pat Connor)
    Bruce Beeby
    • Terry Dunn
    • (as Bruce Bebee)
    Frederick Schrecker
    • Otto Dessau
    Edgar Driver
    • Garage Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Hammond
    • Hotel Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Maclean Rogers
    • Writers
      • Michael Cronin
      • Maclean Rogers
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      Paul's studio is a two-storey terraced mews from the front view, a first floor flat with an impossible view from its window in the interior shots, and a three-story building with a fire escape from the rear view.

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    2/10

    Flimsy film

    Johnny is on the spot alright, but it makes for less than thrilling film with the blind character being the only high spot.

    A word of advice Johnny. When you stumble on two dead bodies, get whacked on the head by a blind man's cane. Do not stop in the outside of the pub for a drink with blood falling from your head. You will only become a person of interest to the police.

    At least Johnny Breakes finds romance as he goes about trying to clear his name.

    This is a low budget B British thriller. The story is a mess, Hugh McDermott is bland with some kind of mid atlantic accent.
    • Prismark10
    • Dec 13, 2018
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    • Release date
      • April 1954 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • St John's Wood, London, England, UK(Sally Erskine's residence in Ryder's Terrace)
    • Production company
      • E.J. Fancey Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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