Movie review - "Hunted" (1952) ***

Charming British film which made a splash for Dirk Bogarde. It's the sort of role that always works - he's a murderer, but only of the rich nasty man who cuckolded him with his wife (Elizabeth Sellars, whose pointy nose seemed to always cast her in the role of sluts - she was one in The Shiralee); he goes on the run, having to take a boy witness with him. The two of them form a bond - the kid's from a nasty home and loves Bogarde. Jon Whiteley is the kid and he and Bogarde are excellent together.

There's no surprises or twists in the story - Bogarde's wife is a tramp, his brother is caught between a rock and a hard place, Bogarde is basically good - but it's very well done, briskly directed by Charles Crichton.