CrimeThriller

Pit of Darkness

When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a safe that his firm installed in a large country house, has been cleverly opened, and the contents are missing. So with the help of his wife, he sets out to uncover the truth.

Release Date : 1961-10-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Butcher's Film Service

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Richard Logan

Original Name : William Franklyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie Logan

Original Name : Moira Redmond

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bruno

Original Name : Bruno Barnabe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clifton Conrad

Original Name : Leonard Sachs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonathan

Original Name : Nigel Green

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Nanette Newman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ted

Original Name : Anthony Booth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mavis

Original Name : Jacqueline Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fisher

Original Name : Michael Balfour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter Mayhew

Original Name : Bruce Beeby

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-09

This is quite an engaging story of a man "Logan" (William Franklyn) who comes to on a bombed-out Wapping waste ground with a bloody head. On returning home, he discovers from wife "Julie" (Moira Redmond) that he has been AWOL for three weeks - and he has no idea what happened in the intervening time. It soon becomes clear that his mysterious disappearance is connected with his business - he designs and instals safes - and he must try and piece to gather what happened. Neither the writing (it's a bit repetitive) nor Franklyn are great, to be honest, but Nigel Green and Leonard Sachs (with Tony Booth) help chivvy things along now and again. It's pretty obvious why "Logan" was the target, but the perpetrators remain a mystery til quite near the end and as low budget Butcher's efforts go, this is up in their upper echelons with a smidgen of psychology injected into the plot, too. Could have done without Ronnie Hall and his crooning, though....!