Bart Crosbie
Pat O'Brien
Bart Crosbie

“Murder flawless as the diamond!”
A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.
Bart Crosbie
Pat O'Brien
Bart Crosbie
Jill Brook
Lois Maxwell
Jill Brook
Heinz Webber
George Coulouris
Heinz Webber
Inspector Lane
Wensley Pithey
Inspector Lane
Waxy Lister
Freddie Mills
Waxy Lister
Mr. Brook
Ronald Adam
Mr. Brook
Steve Ryan
Robert Brown
Steve Ryan
Dr. Fisher
Richard Pasco
Dr. Fisher
Bella Braganza
April Olrich
Bella Braganza
Himself
Tommy Steele
Himself
Harrison
Peter Swanwick
Harrison
Nico
George Eugeniou
Nico
"Crosbie" (Pat O'Brien) is a jaded old journalist who is involved in a car accident that robs him of his wife and seriously injures his son. Now facing a bill of £1,000 to send him to Switzerland for urgent treatment, he becomes desperate and turns to the dubious "Webber" (George Coulouris) and offers to take the rap for the recent death of his old boss if he will fund the surgery. What "Crosbie" hadn't figured on, though, was the police actually wanting to get to the bottom of the crime and "Insp. Lane" (Wensley Pithey) isn't convinced he has his man! The only solution for "Crosbie" now might be to team up with fellow reporter "Jill" (Lois Maxwell) and see if they can solve the crime themselves. It took me a while to recognise a very young Richard Pascoe as the doctor and Tommy Steele also features briefly, but otherwise this is all a rather formulaic drama that is probably fifteen minutes longer than it needs to be. It's reasonably paced and passes the time, but you won't recall it afterwards.
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