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The Unstoppable Man

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Wikipedia article




'The Unstoppable Man' is a 1960 British crime drama film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Cameron Mitchell, Harry H. Corbett, Marius Goring and Lois Maxwell.

Plot



A gang of criminals kidnaps the son of James Kennedy, who is an American executive of a London-based chemical company.

Kennedy ignores the advice of Inspector Hazelrigg of Scotland Yard to try a plan of his own. He doubles the ransom amount, expecting the thieves to have a falling-out over how to divide it. One is indeed killed, and evidence at the crime scene leads Kennedy to a home in Hampstead where the mastermind, Feist, is keeping Kennedy's son.

Hazelrigg comes along, but agrees to give Kennedy a few minutes to enter the house alone. Armed with a flamethrower, Kennedy is able to take his son to safety while the police close in on Feist.

Cast



* Cameron Mitchell as James Kennedy

* Marius Goring as Inspector Hazelrigg

* Harry H. Corbett as Feist

* Lois Maxwell as Helen Kennedy

* Denis Gilmore as Jimmy Kennedy

* Humphrey Lestocq as Sergeant Plummer

* Ann Sears as Pat Delaney

* Timothy Bateson as Rocky

* Kenneth Cope as Benny

* Brian Rawlinson as Moonlight Jackson

* Tony Quinn as Casey

* Tony Doonan as Alan

* Susan Denny as Milly

* Jean Marlow as May

* Edward Harvey as Lewis

* Emrys Leyshon as Lab Assistant

* Tony Hawes as TV Interviewer

* Alan Edwards as Station Constable

* John Baker as Reporter

* Liza Page as Club Girl

* Donald Auld as Doorman

* Graham Stewart as Taxi Driver

Critical reception



In a contemporary review, 'The Monthly Film Bulletin' praised the film's "sharply drawn characters", "authentic backgrounds" and "slick and resourceful" direction; and more recently, 'Mystery File' wrote, "While theres nothing in 'The Unstoppable Man' thats exceptional, that doesnt mean that it isnt a good make that a very good crime film. Running at around seventy minutes, its economical both on plot and the viewers time. But what it lacks in originality, it makes up for in atmosphere and an early 1960s jazz-influenced soundtrack that works very well."

References




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