Crime · 1963 · 1h 9m

The Switch

Director

Cast

Anthony Steel as Bill Craddock Zena Marshall as Caroline Markham Conrad Phillips as John Curry Dermot Walsh as Inspector Tomlinson Susan Shaw as Search Officer Dawn Beret as Janice Lampton

Crew

Stephen Dade — Director of Photography Tom Simpson — Editor Eric Spear — Original Music Composer Colin Fraser — Screenplay Philip Ridgeway — Writer Philip Ridgeway — Producer

Synopsis

A wristwatch-smuggling gang bring watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. Poor Zena Marshall knows too much, so the gangs abducts her. Stalwart customs official Anthony Steel struggles manfully to rescue the girl.

Mood & Themes

smuggling (contraband)

Key Collaborators

Peter Maxwell Director Stephen Dade Director of Photography Tom Simpson Editor Eric Spear Original Music Composer Colin Fraser Screenplay Philip Ridgeway Writer Philip Ridgeway Producer

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