21 Nov 1940
The Letter
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
The Frightened City
A city terrorised by its own evil!
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Top Billed Cast
Herbert Lom Waldo Zhernikov
John Gregson Det. Insp. Sayers
Sean Connery Paddy Damion
Alfred Marks Harry Foulcher
Yvonne Romain Anya Bergodin
Olive McFarland Sadie
Frederick Piper Sgt. Bob Ogle
Marianne Stone Barmaid
John Stone Hood
David Davies Alf Peters
Tom Bowman Tanky Thomas
Robert Cawdron Nero
George Pastell Sanchetti
Patrick Holt Supt. Carter
Sheena Marshe Avril
Patrick Jordan Frankie Farmer
Arnold Diamond Moffat
Jack Stewart Tyson
Martin Wyldeck Security Officer
John Baker Warder
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