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Delayed Action (1954)

Delayed Action poster
Directed by
John Harlow
Genre
mystery film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
58 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a criminal scheme. He must figure out who he can trust as events unfold.

british noirmysterioustenseunderstatedgrittysombercompactlimited budget

What happens

Delayed Action is a 1954 British second feature ('B') film noir mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Robert Ayres, June Thorburn and Alan Wheatley. It was written by Geoffrey Orme, produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman for Kenilworth Film Productions and released by General Film Distributors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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