Confession – 1955 | 90 mins | Crime | B&W

Plot Synopsis

Gripping second-feature crime thriller about a crook tracked down by his double-crossed partner. Ken Hughes finds nothing new to say about the well-worn subject of the confidentiality of the confessional, but he provides a well-constructed script that builds in tension to an exciting climax in the belfry of a Catholic church. American actor Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie Chaplin, makes a sneering if wooden villain.

Mike Nelson (Sydney Chaplin) returns home to Surrey from America after absconding with the proceeds of a hold-up. His angry partner-in-crime tracks him down but is killed by Mike’s future brother-in-law Alan (Peter Hammond). Alan, a devout Catholic, is guilt-ridden about the crime and during confessional with Father Neil (John Welsh), is shot and killed by Mike. Father Neal can’t betray the sanctity of the confessional so Inspector Kessler (John Bentley) attempts to bluff Mike and trap him. Kessler claims that having spoken to the Vatican, Father Neil is about give a statement, so Mike decides he must be silenced.