The Good Die Young (1954)
Intriguing but slow moving, at least for the first hour, British thriller about four men from disparate backgrounds who end up meeting over time in the local pub and constructing the idea for a heist on the post office.
An all star cast including Laurence Harvey, Gloria Grahame, Joan Collins, Stanley Baker and Richard Basehart, keep the viewers attention even when the film becomes more melodrama than crime film. The script cleverly merges four plot lines into one during the final third before it all ends in a bloody shootout at Heathrow airport.
The stories are nicely juggled by top British director Lewis Gilbert and come the conclusion The Good Die Young is a satisfyingly enjoyable ride.
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