Against a background of Christmas and the pending arrival of another baby for the landlord, a group of pub locals lead by bookie Joe Harris set out to prove that former customer Eddie Graves is not guilty of the murder for which he is due to be hanged in the morning.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
landlord, customer, local, barmaid, bookie, bleak, brooding, disturbing, engaging, gritty, rousing, pub, england, murder, suspicion, hanging, justice, execution, mystery, underdog, rescue, 1940s
Adept British ensemble film, fast-moving (if a tad bit stagebound).
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