Storyline

In this gritty film noir, cynical ex-RAF flyer Morgan, bored with civilian life, joins a break-in gang led by Narcy. On his first job, the getaway car crashes after killing a policeman. Morgan is framed as the driver and sent to jail. Seeking revenge, he escapes and heads for London. Along the way he's helped by a woman (Mrs. Fenshaw), who wants him to murder her husband. In London, Morgan is sheltered by Sally, who falls in love with him. He confronts Narcy and the gang in an abandoned warehouse. Brazilian Director Cavalcanti's crime drama should not be confused with the totally unrelated "They Made Me a Criminal" (1939).—Mike Rogers

Plot Keywords

british noir, drug dealing, drunkenness, dying, eating, face slap, face wound, falling down stairs, falling from height, drink, drinking, convict, crying, dancer, dancing, death, detective, dog, dressing room, falling off a roof

Short Review

Cavalcanti's film-with its hints of Brecht's Three-Penny Opera and Dickens' Oliver Twist-seems to insist that the society emerging from the "Great War for Democracy" was spawning more than its share of money-hungry, fascistic thugs.

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