25 Nov 1947
Out of the Past
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Who Done It?
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
Top Billed Cast
Benny Hill Hugo Dill
Belinda Lee Frankie Mayne
David Kossoff Zacco
Garry Marsh Det. Inp. Hancock
Denis Shaw Professor Stumpf
Ernest Thesiger Sir Walter
George Margo Barakov
Frederick Schiller Gruber
Thorley Walters Raymond Courtney
Stratford Johns PC Coleman
Warwick Ashton PC Roberts
Norah Blaney The Actress
Charles Hawtrey Disc Jockey
Peter Bull Scientist
Gibb McLaughlin Scientist
Ernest Jay Scientist
Harold Scott Scientist
Terence Alexander Radio Show Official (uncredited)
Irene Handl Customer (uncredited)
Arthur Lowe Shop demonstrator (uncredited)
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