Flat Two + Never Back Losers
A slick whodunit followed by a terrific crooked bookies thriller.
Flat Two
The first of two top-notch supporting features, from the long-running series inspired by the works of popular thriller writer Edgar Wallace. Le Mesurier gives a customarily smooth performance as a barrister who must attempt to defend a young architect framed for the murder of sleazy Emil Louba, a seedy casino-owner who holds his flighty girlfriend's IOUs. Before this slick whodunit provides the ingenious solution, can you decide which visitor to Flat Two really settled Louba's account?
| Director | Alan Cooke |
| Cast | John Le Mesurier, Jack Watling, Barry Keegan |
| Country | UK |
| Year | 1962 |
| Running time | 60min |
Never Back Losers
In this terrific crooked-bookies thriller, a crusading insurance investigator tussles with a sinister master-criminal – splendidly played by Patrick Magee, chuckling, wreathed in smoke, complete with high-backed swivel chair. Throw in a Soho showgirl with a gun, burly racetrack toughs and a low-speed car chase around the streets of Mitcham, and the odds are on for top-quality, low-rent fun and thrills.
| Director | Robert Tronson |
| Cast | Jack Hedley, Jacqueline Ellis |
| Country | UK |
| Year | 1961 |
| Running time | 61min |
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