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Wide Boy (1952)

Wide Boy poster
Directed by
Ken Hughes
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 07m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A petty criminal involved in a smuggling operation tries to outrun his past. The story follows his efforts to stay ahead of the law and a rival gang.

britishlow-budgetcriminalsuspensefulstraightforwarddatedmodest

What happens

Wide Boy is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Susan Shaw, Sydney Tafler and Ronald Howard. It was Hughes' feature directorial debut. He later called it "pretty terrible". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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