ZZ_ PICK _ ZZ

There was a film on TV not long ago -
Black and white - set in London during
WW II - where the police chief was
hunting a German agent. I remember the
police speeding in cars to the location
where the agent was, stopping en-route
and deciding to let the agent go so as
not to give the game away or something?
I didn't see all the film, but it was
in black and white and definitely was
not the film "The Man Who Never Was"
Ideas anyone ?

[ 02. July 2004, 10:22: Message edited by: DB7 ]

Gibbie

Sounds like " Background to Danger " or The Mask of Dimitrios ", based on the Eric Ambler novels, "Background to Danger" and "The Coffin for Dimitrios."

Gibbie

Polynikes

Strange as the movie "The Man Who Never Was" has exactly this scene.

Rob Compton

Was the German agent Irish? If so, was definitely "The Man who never was"

rgds
Rob

Rennie

'The Man Who Never Was' was released in colour anyway.

Steve Crook

But if it's an old memory of a film seen on TV it might have been a B&W TV

Steve

Steve Crook

PaPAS

ZZ_ PICK _ ZZ

Sorry chaps it's not "The Man Who Never Was"
which is one of my favourite films. It's so
maddening, as it was only on TV about 5 months
ago. It was definitely British, b/w. There was
a scene where two cars were travelling through
the streets of London en route to where the
German agent was. The second car flashed the
first car and they both came to a halt and
there was a scene where they discussed letting
the agent go so as not to compromise an
operation.

Gibbie

ZZ,
Can't remember exact scene, but that sounds like "Background to Danger."
Anyone, please set me right if I'm wrong.
BTW, if you like the genre, I would recommend the novels of Eric Ambler, who wrote the aforementioned. They are not Dickensian in length and are well written for suspense and fast pace.

Gibbie

DB7

'The Man Who Never Was' violent

Nettles

It wasn't "The Man Who Never Was" - I think I know the film you mean, don't know the title though.

It wasn't spies though - it was drug smugglers???

There was a scene at a left luggage department at London Railway station if I remember rightly?

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability

MrDrakesDuck

Sounds like Forbidden Cargo (Nigel Patrick).

"I thought I had to shoot Germans, not chew 'em"

DAVID RAYNER

I feel sure that the film was FORBIDDEN CARGO (1954), shown on Channel 4 in the afternoon a few months back. As I remember the scene described, some customs officers are in a car chasing another car driven by a smuggler through the streets of London at night. The customs officers are pulled up for speeding by the police in a patrol car. By the time the customs officers have explained to the police who they are and why they were speeding, it’s too late. The smuggler has got clean away.