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Man on the Run

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Wikipedia article






'Man on the Run' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edward Chapman, Kenneth More and Laurence Harvey.

Plot



An army deserter, still a fugitive in post-war Britain, wanders into a pawn shop robbery and finds himself mistakenly wanted for murder. Forced to go on the run while attempting to prove his innocence, he meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

Cast



* Derek Farr as Sergeant Peter Burden, alias Brown

* Joan Hopkins as Jean Adams

* Edward Chapman as Chief Inspector Mitchell

* Laurence Harvey as Detective Sergeant Lawson

* Howard Marion-Crawford as 1st Paratrooper

* Alfie Bass as Bert the Barge Mate

* John Bailey as Dan Underwood, burglar

* John Stuart as Detective Inspector Jim McBane

* Edward Underdown as Slim Elfey, Burglar Missing Fingers

* Leslie Perrins as Charlie the Fence

* Kenneth More as Corporal Newman the Blackmailer

* Martin Miller as Tony, Cafe Proprietor

* Cameron Hall as Reg Hawkins

* Eleanor Summerfield as May Baker, Anchor Hotel

* Anthony Nicholls as Station Inspector (Wapping)

* Valentine Dyall as Army Judge Advocate

References




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