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Miles is a young honest car salesman, but his business partners Don and Ken are crooks. While Miles is away, Don and Ken collude with professional criminal Tracey to break into a factory and steal £20,000, using as their getaway vehicle a car they have ''sold'' to a fictitious buyer. Since Miles said
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he was away when the raid took place, the police suspect him as the perpetrator. Ken murders Don for his share of the loot, and kidnaps Miles's girlfriend Sue. Miles rescues Sue and clears his name.
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said "A stereotypical and unremarkable small-scale thriller, with performances and direction adequate for the matter in hand."
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described it as "a very useful co-feature ... capable direction and well-handled suspense."
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rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Follows a well-worn path."
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Charles Saunders
Brock Williams
Guido Coen
Tom Drake
William Hartnell
Shirley Eaton
Brendan J. Stafford
Reg Owen
Eros Films
Astor Picture
crime film
Charles Saunders
Tom Drake
William Hartnell
Shirley Eaton
Tom Drake
William Hartnell
Shirley Eaton
Maurice Kaufmann
Michael Golden
Southall Studios
London
Location shooting
Chiswick
art director
Herbert Smith
Monthly Film Bulletin
David Quinlan
""Date with Disaster""

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