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Breakaway (1955 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Breakaway' is a 1955 British thriller film directed by Henry Cass from a script by Norman Hudis. It stars Tom Conway, Michael Balfour and Honor Blackman. A private eye is hot on the tail of a stolen secret formula and a kidnapped young woman. It is a sequel to 'Barbados Quest'.
Cast
* Tom Conway as Tom 'Duke' Martin
* Michael Balfour as Barney
* Honor Blackman as Paula Grant / Paula Jackson
* Brian Worth as Johnny Matlock
* Bruce Seton as Webb
* Freddie Mills as Pat
* Alexander Gauge as MacAllister
* John Horsley as Michael Matlock
* Paddy Webster as Diane Grant
* John Colicos as First Kidnapper
* Larry Taylor as Second Kidnapper
* Arthur Lowe as Mitchell
* Frederick Schrecker as Professor Dohlmann
Critical reception
In a contemporary review, 'Today's Cinema' called the film "slickly manufactured crime entertainment"; while more recently, 'TV Guide' called it an "absurd whodunit".
See also
* 'Barbados Quest' (1955)
References
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