Wide Boy (1952)

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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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