Pit of Darkness (1961)

64% User Rating

1h 16min

When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a safe that his firm installed in a large country house, has been cleverly opened, and the contents are missing. So with the help of his wife, he sets out to uncover the truth.

Lance ComfortDirector

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William Franklyn

Richard Logan

Moira Redmond

Julie Logan

Bruno Barnabe

Bruno

Leonard Sachs

Clifton Conrad

Nigel Green

Jonathan

Nanette Newman

Mary

Anthony Booth

Ted

Jacqueline Jones

Mavis

Michael Balfour

Fisher

Bruce Beeby

Peter Mayhew

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CinemaSerf

Rating 60%

February 9, 2023

This is quite an engaging story of a man "Logan" (William Franklyn) who comes to on a bombed-out Wapping waste ground with a bloody head. On returning home, he discovers from wife "Julie" (Moira Redmond) that he has been AWOL for three weeks - and he has no idea what happened in the intervening time. It soon becomes clear that his mysterious disappearance is connected with his business - he designs and instals safes - and he must try and piece to gather what happened. Neither the writing (it's a bit repetitive) nor Franklyn are great, to be honest, but Nigel Green and Leonard Sachs (with Tony Booth) help chivvy things along now and again. It's pretty obvious why "Logan" was the target, but the perpetrators remain a mystery til quite near the end and as low budget Butcher's efforts go, this is up in their upper echelons with a smidgen of psychology injected into the plot, too. Could have done without Ronnie Hall and his crooning, though....!