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Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London around the same time that Bill Locklin, a special officer from the United States State Department, arrives to oversee the transfer of Professor Leon Dushenko, a Russian scientist who has fled the USSR. An attempt on Dushenko's life is made with a monkey's paw-print found at the scene.
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Directed by Ken Hughes
Richard ConteBill Locklin
Rona AndersonJulia Jackson
Russell NapierSupt. John Harrington
Sylva LangováHilde Heller, chief spy
Colin GordonHarry Martin - reporter
Donald BissetEditor HarrisJohn King-KellySpy HenchmanBernard RebelVinson - Spy Henchman
Arnold MarléProf. Leon Dushenko
John HorsleyDet. Sgt. Gibson
Jane WelshSupt. McCollum - sanitarium
Aimée DelamainMrs. HenleySimilar titles
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CinemaSerfNov 14, 2022
Richard Conte is the visiting American actor for this decent enough British-made thriller. He, "Locklin", is charged with ensuring the safe transfer of a defecting Soviet nuclear scientist "Dushenko" (Arnold Marlé). Simultaneously, a spate of murders is occurring in London and Scotland Yard (Russell Napier) initially baffled, soon discovers that there is a connection and so he and "Locklin" have to work together to thwart the daring plot - starting with just a monkey's paw pr… Read more
int for a clue! It's a bit formulaic this, there is a journalist (Colin Gordon) in on the search too; a kidnap and some good old fashioned thumb-screw techniques as the baddies try to elicit the location of their prey. At times it can look little better than a filmed radio play, but at just over the hour, it doesn't hang about. The writing and the acting do their jobs, and though we know pretty early on who is who, it's still quite an enjoyable cold war drama.