They Can't Hang Me
They Can't Hang Me is a 1955 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Terence Morgan, Yolande Donlan and Anthony Oliver. It was based on a novel by Leonard Mosley. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph Bato.
Plot
A senior civil servant, Pitt (Morell) has been convicted of a murder and sentenced to death. Days before his execution, Pitt reveals that he has been passing on top secret information to an agent of a foreign power and offers to reveal the identity of his handler in exchange for a reprieve. With only five days before Pitt's execution, debonair Special Branch Inspector Ralph Brown (Morgan) takes on the task of identifying the spy before he flees the country.
More details
author | Val Valentine |
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director | Val Guest |
editor | Douglas Myers |
genre | drama |
keywords | civil servant id pass sidney torch the black museum top secret |
musicBy | Stanley Black |
producer | Roger Proudlock |
productionCompany | Vandyke Productions |
publisher | Independent Film Distributors |