Gelignite Gang
1956
A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organisation behind a gang of safebreakers who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to achieve their goals. The mysterious Mr G is boss of a gang undertaking daring safe robberies. Jimmy Baxter (Wayne Morris) of Anglo American Investigations is .. Read more
| Starring | Wayne Morris, Sandra Dorne, Patrick Holt, Eric Pohlmann |
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| Director | Terence Fisher, Francis Searle |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Gelignite Gang
A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organisation behind a gang of safebreakers who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to achieve their goals. The mysterious Mr G is boss of a gang undertaking daring safe robberies. Jimmy Baxter (Wayne Morris) of Anglo American Investigations is on his trail. Also on the trail is feeble Inspector Felby (Lloyd Lamble) who "wants this lot badly" after the theft of Lady Wilshaws diamond tiara ends in murder. The showdown is at a pawnbrokers where the crooks send the police a hail of bullets.
| Starring | Wayne Morris, Sandra Dorne, Patrick Holt, Eric Pohlmann, Arthur Young, Lloyd Lamble, James Kenney, Hugh Miller |
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| Director | Terence Fisher, Francis Searle |
| Studio | SIMPLY MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 11 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Sep 2009 Production year: 1956 |
| Format | DVD |
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Classy and distinctly odd in equal measure
This slight gem was found in LF's virtual archive by my girlfriend. It contains no really big stars - or at least they were unknown to us. But this London based black & white crime noir is fun for lots of good reasons: the minor characters are nicely fleshed out, the location shooting gives it both grit and historical interest, and there are some inspired touches - the use of the street-band to time the robbery for example. It also has a very funny nightclub sequence and we're suckers for bad supper club singers. Above all it's just refreshing to see something that just delivers a neat little story without being over-hyped, or over-long. So it's no 'Kiss Me Deadly' or muscular paranoid noir from the golden era - but it's a effortless 90 minutes, and never dull.
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Gelignite Gang
A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organisation behind a gang of safebreakers who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to achieve their goals. The mysterious Mr G is boss of a gang undertaking daring safe robberies. Jimmy Baxter (Wayne Morris) of ...
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