Kevin Bennett Movies
- 1969
- PG
Gerald Arthur Otley (Tom Courtenay) is a British secret agent called in to investigate the murder of a suspected influence pedlar and document smuggler. He trails double agents and double martinis at a posh cocktail party before discovering the villains have the cooperation of top government officials in Parliament. Otley is pegged to masquerade as a possible defector to oust the criminal mastermind who plans to sell some stolen documents vital to national security to any enemy agent with the most money. Murder, blackmail and auto chases dominate the action as the femme fatale Imogen (Romy Schneider) first has Otley beaten up by her thugs before combining forces to go after the real villains in this confusing and sometimes funny spy yarn. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Courtenay, Romy Schneider, (more)
- 1966
In this children's film, a gang of boys try to prove that the innocence of a peer wrongly accused of stealing the school bell. They succeed and the real crooks are brought to justice. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1965
In this British children's drama, a group of children endeavor to keep a local rail line from shutting down. As they do so, they end up capturing a robber gang. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1962
Billie Whitelaw dominates this crime melodrama, not as a criminal but as vengeful bystander Jackie Parker. Parker's husband, an armored car driver, is killed during a carefully orchestrated robbery. The police have an idea of who's responsible, but they lack proof. On her own, Parker goes after the suspects one by one, using psychological torture (phone calls, poison pen letters) to break them down. She reduces inside man Pearson (William Lucas) to a quivering mass of gelatin, and indirectly sends Monty (Kenneth Griffith) to a sticky end in a mire of quicksand. The film's climax is a showdown between Parker and gang boss Mellors (Michael Craig). Payroll was based on a novel by Derek Bickerton. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Craig, Françoise Prevost, (more)
