Friday, November 13, 2020

Dead Man's Evidence (1962)

A low wattage but interesting spy drama. When a frogman washes up on a beach in Ireland, Agent Baxter (Conrad Phillips) is sent to see if the dead man is missing agent Fallon (Ryck Rydon). There is a double agent in the Department and the suspicion is Fallon could be that man. Baxter arrives in Ireland (which is mostly free of dodgy accents and stereotypes thankfully) and meets Linda (Jane Griffiths) who found the dead man...

Baxter wants a ring that was found on the frogman but was missing when the body was taken to the morgue. Gay (Veronica Hurst) was also present when the body was found and seems to know a mysterious bearded man who indeed turns out to be Fallon. However, this film has a tremendous twist...

So a great twist, the problem is the film is a bit of a slog to get there. There isn't a great deal of action apart from a few scuffles. As the film progresses the behaviour of the principals (especially Baxter and Linda) becomes stranger and stranger, which ultimately makes sense.