The Shop at Sly Corner – 1947 | 91 mins | Crime, Drama | B&W

Plot Synopsis

Absorbing British melodrama adapted from EdwardPercy’s 1946 hit stage play.  This murky taleof a London antiques dealer whose past catches up with him is rich in characterbut nevertheless stagey. The leading role is played by Oscar Homolka, theheavy-eyebrowed Austrian master of malevolence produces an excellentperformance, but he gets a good run for his money from the young KennethGriffith as a weaselly shop assistant.

Desius Heiss (Oskar Homolka), is not only a fugitive/refugeefrom Devil’s Island, but also a London antiques dealer who surreptitiously tradesin stolen goods. When his assistant, ArchieFellows (Kenneth Griffith), discovers that Heiss is both an escaped convict anda fence, the bookkeeper indulges in blackmail. Fearing that exposure would ruinthe career of his concert violinist daughter, Margaret (Muriel Pavlow), andunable to pay the exorbitant ransom, Heiss kills the clerk. Heiss then comesunder suspicion of murder from Scotland Yard Inspector, Major Elliot (GarryMarsh).