| Bomb in the High Street | |
| Director: | Peter Bezencenet Terry Bishop |
| Producer: | Theodore Zichy |
| Starring: | Ronald Howard Terry Palmer Suzanna Leigh Jack Allen |
| Music: | Wilfred Josephs |
| Cinematography: | Gordon Dines |
| Editing: | John Trumper |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Bomb in the High Street is a 1963 British drama film directed by Peter Bezencenet and Terry Bishop starring Ronald Howard, Terry Palmer and Suzanna Leigh.[1]
An unexploded bomb is reported in a village street. Superintendent Halsey evacuates the village and Captain Manning's bomb disposal starts work. But there is no bomb. Manning's men are criminals robbing the bank while the police cordon keeps everyone away.
Runaway teenagers Mike and Jackie, who have been sleeping rough nearby, are captured by the criminals, but they escape and alert the police.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Uneven scripting and production throw away the film's three useful thriller gimmicks – the bomb hoax, the couple waking in a deserted village, the device for speeding-up the bank's time lock. Little tension is created, the final chase is got under way but concluded off-screen, and efforts to be with-it or saucy on-screen merely embarrass. Terry Palmer's pleasantly sympathetic manner of acting, as the young eloper, suggests that he deserves a better part."[2]