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Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)

Johnny, You're Wanted poster
Directed by
Vernon Sewell
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is hunted by the police after a crime. The story follows his attempts to evade capture.

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What happens

Johnny, You're Wanted is a 1956 British crime second feature film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring John Slater and Alfred Marks. It was written by Frank Driscoll and Michael Leighton based on the 1953 BBC television series of the same name which also starred Slater. The film features strongwoman Joan Rhodes performing her stage act. It was one of several films Sewell directed for Anglo Amalgamated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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