Scarlet Thread 1951
Scarlet Thread
Tale of Cambridge college exploits of two smash-and-grab thieves on the run.
Tale of Cambridge college exploits of two smash-and-grab thieves on the run.
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Full Cast & Crew... Josephine
... Freddie
... Marcon
... Shaw
... Maggie
... Jason
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See All 2 Reviews07 Dec 2022 by dennyjt
Minor crime pic with Harvey as a cockney pickpocket and Tafler as scheming posh crook! They pull an old fashioned smash and grab, then flee to Cambridge, for dull second half. Some interesting location footage of the West End.
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Release Date:
May 01, 1951 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 25`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Scarlet Thread
Minor crime pic with Harvey as a cockney pickpocket and Tafler as scheming posh crook! They pull an old fashioned smash and grab, then flee to Cambridge, for dull second half. Some interesting location footage of the West End.
There are two things memorable about this crime drama. The first is Laurence Harvey's hair - two or three tubs of Brylcream? The second is - as always - Kathleen Byron's eyes. She can smile all she likes but those eyes always look they are about to impale you, violently, on a nearby rusty nail! Actually, as this film unfolds it proves distinctly possible that the former may well end up a victim of the latter as he and his partner-in-crime "Marcon" (Sydney Tafler) take refuge at her stately pile whilst on the run from the police. Harvey ("Freddie") is a cocky young man who panics during a jewel robbery and he kills an innocent man. Now the two must flee the pursuing constabulary and slowly but surely begin to mistrust one another - a situation that comes to an head as Miss Byron ("Josephine") discovers the identity of their victim. Lewis Gilbert assembles a decent supporting cast - Dora Bryan and Tafler's regular screen pal Harry Fowler to keep this rather less predictable and more interesting than many of the genre. There is a bit of scope for characterisation and the story has a twist at the end that adds a certain element of just desserts too. Rarely seen nowadays, but worth a watch.
Cast & Crew of
Scarlet Thread
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Josephine
... Freddie
... Marcon
... Shaw
... Maggie
... Jason
... Sam
... Mason
RK
Renee Kelly... Eleanor
HA
Hylton Allen... The Dean
SA
Sheila Aza... Girl
... Daisy
JB
Joyce Brent...
VK
Vi Kaley... Shooting Gallery Patron
JP
John Powe... Porter
GR
Gerald Rex... Youth
... Basil
JW
John Wilder... Passer-by