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Pit of Darkness( 1961)

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Overview

When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a safe that his firm installed in a large country house, has been cleverly opened, and the contents are missing. So with the help of his wife, he sets out to uncover the truth.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Franklyn

      Richard Logan

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      Moira Redmond

      Julie Logan

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      Bruno Barnabe

      Bruno

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      Leonard Sachs

      Clifton Conrad

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      Nigel Green

      Jonathan

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      Nanette Newman

      Mary

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      Anthony Booth

      Ted

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      Jacqueline Jones

      Mavis

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      Michael Balfour

      Fisher

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      Bruce Beeby

      Peter Mayhew

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Feb 09 2023
    This is quite an engaging story of a man "Logan" (William Franklyn) who comes to on a bombed-out Wapping waste ground with a bloody head. On returning home, he discovers from wife "Julie" (Moira Redmond) that he has been AWOL for three weeks - and he has no idea what happened in the intervening time. It soon becomes clear that his mysterious disappearance is connected with his business - he designs and instals safes - and he must try and piece to gather what happened. Neither the writing (it's a bit repetitive) nor Franklyn are great, to be honest, but Nigel Green and Leonard Sachs (with Tony B...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • amnesia
    • based on novel or book
    • safe
    • private detective