The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
John Forrest, an insurance investigator with a weakness for model railways, is on the trail of a gang of smash-and-grab thieves targeting Europe's most prestigious jewellers. As the chase leads him to Ireland, Forrest finds he needs help and who better to call upon than his impossibly elegant, highly capable wife, Alice?
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Tim WhelanDirector
- Ralph SpenceScreenplay
Cast
- Jack BuchananJohn Forrest
- Elsie RandolphAlice
- Arthur MargetsonMalvern
- Anthony HollesPolino
- Edmund WillardCappellano
- Lawrence GrossmithRankin
- Zoe WynnCarole
- Edward LexyInspector McInerney
- Nigel FitzgeraldCosgrove
- Laurence HanrayPraskins (as Laurence Hanray)
- Sarah SeegarMiss Quincey
Themes
jewelrytheft