| One Way Out | |
| Director: | Francis Searle |
| Producer: | Francis Edge John Temple-Smith |
| Based On: | a story by Jean Scott Rogers and John Temple-Smith |
| Starring: | Jill Adams Eddie Byrne Lyndon Brook |
| Cinematography: | Walter J. Harvey |
| Editing: | Maurice Rootes |
| Studio: | Major Pictures |
| Distributor: | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
| Runtime: | 61 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
One Way Out is a 1955 British crime drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Jill Adams, Eddie Byrne, Lyndon Brook, John Chandos and Arthur Lowe.[1] [2] The art direction was by William Kellner.[3] This second feature was released in the UK as the supporting film to the Norman Wisdom comedy Man of the Moment (1955).[3]
Superintendent Harcourt is on the verge of retiring from the police force and in his final case, seeks to put away Danvers, a ruthless fence. Danvers however, tries to buy off Harcourt, and when this fails, attempts to implicate the Superintendent's daughter Shirley in a store robbery. Danvers uses another crook, Leslie Parrish, to blackmail Harcourt to drop the case against him. When the Superintendent retires, he decides to pursue Danvers as a civilian.
Britmovie called it an "unassuming British B-thriller directed by Francis Searle and starring Irish actor Eddie Byrne...and like many similar b-movies of the time is marred by weak writing and a plot that is never credible for a moment. The cast put all the effort they can in attempting to make this nonsense communicable to an audience."[3]