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The least noir of the Hammer noirs watched so far - although at one point it looks like it's setting up a devastating ending. Sadly, it pulls back for the happy ending. One thing a noir should not do is a happily ever after - so I suspect this is wrongly categorised. Zachary Scott is the guest star American, as head of an air service with a medical history of blacking out. When the brother (Robert Beatty) of his girlfriend (Naomi Chance) crashes a plane on a flight in stormy weather, the brother is suspected of smuggling, and Scott is suspected of murder.
This is not as mythic as the same director's Dracula adaptations, nor as interesting as Stolen Face (1952) and Murder by Proxy (Blackout, 1954), both of which were late 2011 watches. There was a Malcolm Arnold score, but even that didn't really stand out. Competent.
This is not as mythic as the same director's Dracula adaptations, nor as interesting as Stolen Face (1952) and Murder by Proxy (Blackout, 1954), both of which were late 2011 watches. There was a Malcolm Arnold score, but even that didn't really stand out. Competent.
