The Dark Man (1951)
1h 32m | PG-13
A killer called 'The Dark Man' commits double murder. This is witnessed by the young aspiring actress Molly Lester. The Dark Man tries everything to put Molly out of the way. Detective Inspector Viner of Scotland Yard investigates the murders.
Director: Jeffrey Dell
Studio: Independent Artists
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Edward Underdown
as Detective Inspector Viner
Maxwell Reed
as The Dark Man
Natasha Parry
as Molly
William Hartnell
as Superintendent of Police
Barbara Murray
as Carol Burns
Robert Long
as Charles Burns
Reviews
Poor old "Molly" (Natasha Parry) has the misfortune to witness the eponymous character commit double murder. He knows she knows, and she knows he knows that she does, and so now he (Maxwell Reed) is determined to shut her up before she can tell pursuing police inspector "Vine" (Edward Underdown) and he faces the gallows. There's no real jeopardy here - we all know who did what to whom, but it's still quite an engaging little cat and mouse thriller that, though it could certainly do with losing twenty minutes or so, has a strong supporting cast and some nice photography of England's Sussex coast as the adventure hots up to an exciting, if predictable, denouement. The acting and script are all pretty generic, but it's still worth a watch.