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Checkmate
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A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.
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Directed by George Pearson
Felix Aylmer
Maurice Evans
Sally Gray
Donald WolfitSimilar titles
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CinemaSerfJun 19, 2022
Much better than the average crime caper, this one, and it is odd - and refreshing - to see Donald Wolfit out of his more theatrical guise. An undercover policeman takes up lodgings with a family suspected of involvement in series of jewellery heists. The father "Henry" (Felix Aylmer) is immediately suspicious as he ingratiates himself with one of his daughters and we play a cat-and-mouse game as it appears almost everyone is implicated. It's short and sweet with good perform… Read more
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