You Can't Escape (1956)
Hugely enjoyable British noir thriller in which a novelist tries to cover up the accidental death of a former mistress by burying her in a wood. However the body is soon found and suspicion abounds the novelist resorts to desperate measures to keep his guilty secret.
At a mere 74 minutes You Can't Escape flies by thanks to it's pacy and intricate script and clever twists with Robert Urquhart on fine form as the edgy writer, especially when he's bribed by Peter Reynolds seedy hack journalist and his attempts to frame the local doctor (Guy Rolfe) whilst Noelle Middleton as Urquhart's current lover is torn through guilt when he confides his crime to her and she reluctantly helps him bury the corpse.
A third viewing over the years of this taut crime drama via Network's excellent dvd.
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