British crime B film - an early lead role for Peter Reynolds even though he's billed after people like Patrick Holt and Elizabeth Sellars. Reynolds is a getaway driver who flees to the countryside to hide out with uncle Patrick Holt. He romances Lana Morris when ex wife Sellars turns up. Sellars makes eyes as Holt and it's looking intriguing but then Sellars accidentally kills Reynolds.
The fun goes out of things when Reynolds dies and the film becomes about Sellars feeling guilty and sort of covering it up with Holt then Reynolds' mother turns up... like who cares?
This film has no pep. You need Morris to be bad and Sellars greedy and to have Reynolds' old gang members turn up and someone try to blackmail Holt and Sellars, and for it to take place over two days. This sort of ambles along.
The small town setting is unusual and the photography is gorgeous. Holt is dull but that juxtaposition could've been interesting - dull farm type mixing with these flashy city folk.
A movie of great potential not fulfilled. Reynolds is lively.
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