Postmark for Danger (1955)

Tim (Robert Beatty) is an artist who hears the terrible news that his brother has been killed in a car accident in Italy. However, that is just the start of some strange occurrences. Tim is commissioned to paint a portrait of a girl Alison (Terry Moore) who died in the accident by her father. Tim later comes home to find the portrait disfigured and his model (Josephine Griffith) lying dead in his flat wearing Alison's dress!

Inspector Colby (Geoffrey Keen) is on the case, Tim's brother was killed by a gang of diamond smugglers but he sent a postcard to London before he died with the information the police are after. Then Alison turns up very much alive in London. Just how is Tim's brother Dave (William Sylvester) involved...

An enjoyable crime drama with Noir touches. The film takes some time to get going but when it does there is a rich and complicated (though straight forward) plot.