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Tempean Films
Sea of Sand 1958    star_border 6.4
A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.
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Stormy Crossing 1958    star_border 4.8
After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland plays an Interpol detective who stems Bond's homicidal hijinks. Black Tide was produced by Monty Berman in his pre-Saint days.
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The Trollenberg Terror 1958    star_border 4.7
An American investigator for the U.N., a German scientist and a British reporter join forces to investigate a series of disappearances and mutilation-deaths confined to a Swiss Alp and involving a thick, mobile cloud, a telepathic girl, an animate dead man, and tentacled, cyclopean beings from another planet.
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Hour of Decision 1957    star_border 6
A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper columnist.
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No Smoking 1955    star_border 9
A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.
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Tiger by the Tail 1955    star_border 5.6
On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when she is shot struggling for a gun she has pulled on him. This is only the start of his troubles, as Anna worked for a criminal organisation who know Desmond has now got her valuable contacts list.
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The Reluctant Bride 1955    star_border 5
A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parents, both famous explorers, are reported lost while on an African safari.
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The Gilded Cage 1955    star_border 5.2
Steve and Harry become involved in an art theft. Harry is framed by the crooks, and arrested by the police. Steve has to prove his brother's innocence.
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Impulse 1954    star_border 4.6
An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.
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Escape by Night 1953    star_border 6
An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.
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3 Steps to the Gallows 1953    star_border 6.3
A U.S. sailor (Scott Brady) docks in London and in three days tries to save his brother from the gallows.
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Love in Pawn 1953    star_border 6.5
A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.
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Recoil 1953    star_border 5.5
A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go undercover to infiltrate the home of the killer's brother. Slowly she is drawn into the world of the rival gangs.
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The Steel Key 1953    star_border 5.5
An adventurer investigates the theft of a formula for hardened steel, assisted by his girlfriend.
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The Voice of Merrill 1952    star_border 5.9
A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead
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The Frightened Man 1952    star_border 6.2
Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.
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13 East Street 1952    star_border 5.2
When police inspector Gerald Blake wants to infiltrate a London stolen-goods gang, he does a thorough job of it. First, he robs a jewelry store, gets caught and is sentenced to prison. Then he teams up with gang-member Joey to make their escape. Once in the gang, Blake identifies the boss, Larry, and most of the other thieves, but not the "inside man." As a big fur job looms closer, the detective's task is complicated by the playful but seductive advances of Judy, a dazzling blonde who happens also to be the jealous Larry's girl friend.
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The Quiet Woman 1951    star_border 5.8
The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as The Quiet Woman. She becomes outraged when she discovers the previous owner had allowed local smugglers to use it as a base. She soon has become romantically involved with one of the smugglers, which causes enormous problems when a customs officer turns up, followed closely by her former husband.
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Blackout 1950    star_border 5.2
A blind man is witness to a murder; later cured of his blindness he attempts to puzzle out the solution to the crime.
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No Trace 1950    star_border 6.5
A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.
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