Michael Balcon tries to repeat the success of Kind Hearts and Coronets with another film about a loveable murderer. Robert Hamer even wrote the script. Leo McKern has a lead role but isn't right. Janet Munro is bright and sexy writhing under bed sheets (again) although it's a stretch to have her into McKern.
McKern is an academic who starts bumping off rivals. Black comedy is hard. This doesn't work. Black and white. Not very funny. Don Chaffey not a great comedy director. Dennis Price is in it.
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