| Compelled | |
| Director: | Ramsey Herrington |
| Producer: | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Starring: | Ronald Howard Beth Rogan |
| Cinematography: | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
| Editing: | Desmond Saunders |
| Studio: | Danziger Productions |
| Distributor: | United Artists Corporation (UK) |
| Runtime: | 56 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Compelled is a 1960 British second feature ('B')[1] neo noir black and white crime film directed by Ramsey Herrington and starring Ronald Howard and Beth Rogan.[2] [3] [4] It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by the Danziger Brothers.
Ex-con Paul Adams is an engineer blackmailed into assisting with a jewel theft. Unknown to his wife, he becomes involved in the building of a tunnel from a bookshop to a jeweller's shop.
It was one of only two films directed by Herrington, the other being The Nudist Story (1960), also produced by the Danzigers.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Routine Danzigers crime contribution, lacking in both excitement and conviction."[5]
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film: "notably under-nourished in motivation and characterisation."
TV Guide wrote: "there's nothing special about this British programmer".[6]
Britmovie called the film an "unexceptional second-feature crime drama."[7]