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A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.

Release Date : 1961-01-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lynx Films Ltd.

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : I Promised to Pay

Cast

Character Name : Johnny Mellors

Original Name : Michael Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Katie Pearson

Original Name : Françoise Prévost

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jackie Parker

Original Name : Billie Whitelaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dennis Pearson

Original Name : William Lucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monty

Original Name : Kenneth Griffith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blackie

Original Name : Tom Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bert Langridge

Original Name : Barry Keegan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Sergeant Bradden

Original Name : Edward Cast

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Inspector Carberry

Original Name : Andrew Faulds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Parker

Original Name : William Dexter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Moore

Original Name : Glyn Houston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madge Moore

Original Name : Joan Rice

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doll

Original Name : Vanda Godsell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bowen

Original Name : Stanley Meadows

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. John

Original Name : Hugh Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alf

Original Name : Keith Faulkner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Worth

Original Name : Bruce Beeby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Murray Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Archie Murdock

Original Name : Kevin Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Pauline Shepherd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strange

Original Name : Meadows White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Murdock

Original Name : Mary Laura Wood

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brent

Original Name : Brian McDermott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beryl

Original Name : Paddi Edwards

Gender : Female

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Bate

Gender : Male

Character Name : Landlady (uncredited)

Original Name : Anita Sharp-Bolster

Gender : Female

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Terence Soall

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-07

Michael Craig is surprisingly effective in this British crime drama. He leads a nasty gang of hoodlums bent own robbing the poorly guarded payroll of a factory. Poorly guarded, that is, until - much to the gang's chagrin - they upgrade the protection to an armoured van. Determined to proceed, though, and after a nervous series of roadwork setbacks, they hit the van, steal the loot and the driver is killed. The widow - "Katie" (a solid performance from Françoise Prévost) is not for giving up, and agreeing with the police that the criminals must have had a man on the inside, she begins an investigation of her own. Meantime, the fatality and the need to keep the loot hidden until the dust settles is causing friction amongst the robbers and with the police closing in and the nerves shredding they begin to turn in on themselves. Sidney Hayers delivers a quickly and tautly paced film for us here, with a strong supporting cast including Billie Whitelaw, the always reliable Kenneth Griffith and Tom Bell all contributing to the general sense of encroaching peril as the truth is sought by the bloodhound "Insp. Carberry" (Andrew Faulds). It does take a bit too long getting going, but once in it's stride this is quite an enthralling watch that culminates predictably, but well.