Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Ambush in Leopard Street (1962)

A limited though not unappealing British crime drama.



Ageing criminal Harry (Michael Brennan) plans one final blag, stealing diamonds on their way to a jewellery. However, he needs to find out when the gems are on the move. He uses his brother-in-law Johnny (James Kenney) for a honey trap, seducing the lonely secretary of the jewellers Jean (Jean Harvey). The plan is flawless but Harry hasn't counted on local hard man Big George (Charles Mitchell) wanting to scoop the loot for himself...

A low budget film though with an interesting story which uses that budget well. The cruelty and inhumanity (and humanity) of the world of crime are well explored through fairly three dimensional characters. It could have been better with a bit more money behind it and a lot more pace but it's not bad by any means.