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Technical details

APPROPIATE

1956 / 72min.

Rating5.2

Genres

Crime

Synopsis

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to England. His girlfriend Paula is kidnapped but her handbag is discovered at the scene of the crime by the aristocratic private eye, Duke Martin. Inside it he discovers the secret formula that the agents are searching for and tracks down her sister Paula. As Johnny grows frantic for the safe return of his girlfriend, Duke Martin plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.

Directors

Henry Cass

Actors

Honor Blackman

Bruce Seton

Tom Conway

John Colicos

Alexander Gauge

Arthur Lowe

Freddie Mills

Paddy Webster

Michael Balfour

Brian Worth

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