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Meek and mild-mannered bank clerk David Preston (Ralph Richardson) returns home after work one evening to find his wife, Janet (Margaret Leighton), distraught, as he had been missing for more than 24 hours. David recalls nothing from the period, and when the news reports that a steward at his club had been murdered in that time, he hurries to visit his friend, Dr. Sparling (Jack Hawkins). There he confesses his growing fear that he was responsible for the crime, as he hated the murdered man.

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Clive T The play by Terence Rattigan is typical of his work, focusing as it does on the people. He is less skilful in the events surrounding the story, and the ending is rather weak. He's out of fashion now and rather dated. This is the only film that Ralph Richardson directed, and all the actors are good in their parts. It it worth watching to see what a fantastic actor Ralph Richardson was; he was always in the shade slightly behind Olivier and Guilgud but this shows how convincing he was in a character. It's also interesting for the attitudes of the time (the 'wee wifey' just pootling around at home, the assumption that he can't be guilty because after all he's respectable middle class), and the early reference to PTSD (not called that of course) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Meek and mild-mannered bank clerk David Preston (Ralph Richardson) returns home after work one evening to find his wife, Janet (Margaret Leighton), distraught, as he had been missing for more than 24 hours. David recalls nothing from the period, and when the news reports that a steward at his club had been murdered in that time, he hurries to visit his friend, Dr. Sparling (Jack Hawkins). There he confesses his growing fear that he was responsible for the crime, as he hated the murdered man.
Director
Ralph Richardson
Producer
Maurice Cowan
Screenwriter
Anatole de Grunwald
Production Co
British Lion Film Corporation
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 25m