The Frightened City (1961)
Overview
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.294 |
Directed By
John Lemont
Crew
John Lemont
John Lemont
Leigh Vance
Leigh Vance
Norrie Paramor
Leigh Vance
Maurice Carter
John Lemont
Desmond Dickinson
TOP CAST
Herbert Lom
Waldo Zhernikov
John Gregson
Det. Insp. Sayers
Sean Connery
Paddy Damion
Alfred Marks
Harry Foulcher
Yvonne Romain
Anya Bergodin
Olive McFarland
Sadie
Frederick Piper
Sgt. Bob Ogle
Marianne Stone
Barmaid
John Stone
Hood
David Davies
Alf Peters
Tom Bowman
Tanky Thomas
Robert Cawdron
Nero
George Pastell
Sanchetti
Patrick Holt
Supt. Carter
Sheena Marshe
Avril
Patrick Jordan
Frankie Farmer
Arnold Diamond
Moffat
Jack Stewart
Tyson
Martin Wyldeck
Security Officer
John Baker
Warder
Kenneth Griffith
Wally
Doug Robinson
Salty Brewer
Robert Percival
Wingrove
John Witty
T.V. Announcer
J.G. Devlin
Informer
Julie Shearing
Hatcheck Girl
April Wilding
Pretty Secretary (Wingrove)
Vanda Godsell
Sophie Peters
Bruce Seton
Assistant Commissioner
Yvonne Ball
Myrna
Kenneth J. Warren
Title Thug
Stephen Lewis
Alf's 1st Thug
James Fitzgerald
Alf's 2nd Thug
Neal Arden
Head Waiter - Taboo Club
Joan Haythorne
Miss Rush (Waldo's Secretary)
Stuart Saunders
Publican
John Maxim
Lippy Green
Tony Hawes
Lord Buncholme
Joe Wadham
Rover Driver
Penny Service
Clarissa
Walter Brown
Billy Agnew
Maurice Bush
Basher Prebble
Norrie Paramor
Pianist (Taboo Club)
Malcolm Clare
Choreographer (Taboo Club)
Yvonne Buckingham
Pretty Girl (Taboo Club)
Eve Eden
Cigarette Girl (Taboo Club)
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