The Flying Scot (1957)
An Anglo Amalgamated quickie starring Lee Patterson, Alan Gifford and Kay Callard about small time crooks who set out to steal half a million pounds in one pound notes as they are transported on passenger train The Flying Scot.
I thought this was excellent. Involving and tense right from the off. The scheme is brilliantly foolproof but naturally things don't go according to plan. Filmed almost exclusively on a train this is quite claustrophobic in it's setting and the twist in the tale early on had me completely fooled.
An excellent heist thriller beautifully restored by Network and a bargain at £2 in the recent Bonkers sale.
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