Breakaway (1955)

Directed by

Henry Cass

Genre

crime thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 7 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 private detective chases a stolen secret formula and tries to rescue a kidnapped young woman. The story moves fast through a web of shady characters and double crosses.

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What happens

Breakaway is a 1955 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by Henry Cass and starring Tom Conway, Michael Balfour and Honor Blackman. It was written by Norman Hudis based on a story by Manning O'Brine. A private eye is hot on the tail of a stolen secret formula and a kidnapped young woman. It is a sequel to Barbados Quest (1955). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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