The Frightened City (1961)
British noir thriller centred around racketeering. The film is mainly of interest because it features third in the cast Sean Connery, the year before he hit the screens in Dr. No. Connery plays a hardened criminal but there is evidence of his future role mainly in the way he talks to authority figures and crime bosses.
Herbert Lom leads the cast along with John Gregson as the inspector hot on the crime syndicates heels, as well as Hammer semi regulars Yvonne Romain and George Pastell.
The film itself is a decent crime movie although not in the same division as other Brit crime classics such as The League of Gentlemen and Robbery.
Recommended for those with an interest in British crime cinema.
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