Directed and starring the American actor Dennis O'Keefe, this British crime drama/film noir is really good for the most part with the exception of some slow moments. It's an American agent working with the Brits over the discovery that someone is creating fake diamonds out of sugar (now that would be an expensive cup of coffee), and he's reunited with old girlfriend Margaret Sheridan. While working with British federal agent Philip Friend to find the scientist who invented the formula for the fake diamonds who has been kidnapped, he stumbles on a huge crime ring that is bigger than he or the Brits imagined.
Well filmed with some great dark photography, this is intense for the most part, often interjected with witty scenes between O'Keefe and Sheridan and filled with intrigue. The mix of gritty dark London criminal minds and some fun location footage (which includes a great scene in the tube and a dead body going up a very steep elevator exposing discovered diamonds) and the American directness gives this plenty of international flavor with some really despicable characters. A very exciting conclusion will have the viewer on the edge of their seats.
Well filmed with some great dark photography, this is intense for the most part, often interjected with witty scenes between O'Keefe and Sheridan and filled with intrigue. The mix of gritty dark London criminal minds and some fun location footage (which includes a great scene in the tube and a dead body going up a very steep elevator exposing discovered diamonds) and the American directness gives this plenty of international flavor with some really despicable characters. A very exciting conclusion will have the viewer on the edge of their seats.