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The Dark Man

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A killer called 'The Dark Man' commits double murder. This is witnessed by the young aspiring actress Molly Lester. The Dark Man tries everything to put Molly out of the way. Detective Inspector Viner of Scotland Yard investigates the murders.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1951-01-22

Runtime: 92 mins

Director: Jeffrey Dell

Writer: Jeffrey Dell

Spoken language: English

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama

Original title: The Dark Man

Production Companies: Independent Artists

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Reviews

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Geronimo1967
Poor old "Molly" (Natasha Parry) has the misfortune to witness the eponymous character commit double murder. He knows she knows, and she knows he knows that she does, and so now he (Maxwell Reed) is determined to shut her up before she can tell pursuing police inspector "Vine" (Edward Underdown) and he faces the gallows. There's no real jeopardy here - we all know who did what to whom, but it's still quite an engaging little cat and mouse thriller that, though it could certainly do with losing twenty minutes or so, has a strong supporting cast and some nice photography of England's Sussex coast as the adventure hots up to an exciting, if predictable, denouement. The acting and script are all pretty generic, but it's still worth a watch.
2023-02-10

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