Man on the Run

Man on the Run

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 20, 1949

An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

Man on the Run

82 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 20, 1949

Man on the Run
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Associated British Picture Corporation
Original title Man on the Run
Directors Brenda Whitby, Leon Bijou, Lawrence Huntington
Writers Lawrence Huntington

Cast

Joan Hopkins

as Jean Adams

Derek Farr

as Sgt. Peter Burden

Edward Chapman

as Chief Inspector Mitchell

Laurence Harvey

as Detective Sergeant Lawson

Howard Marion-Crawford

as 1st Paratrooper

Alfie Bass

as Bert the Barge Mate

John Bailey

as Dan Underwood, Burglar

John Stuart

as Det. Inspector Jim McBane

Edward Underdown

as Slim Elfey

Leslie Perrins

as Charlie

Kenneth More

as Corp. Newman the Blackmailer

Martin Miller

as Tony - Cafe Proprietor

Margaret Goodman

as Rosa - Tony's Cafe Waitress

Cameron Hall

as Reg Hawkins

Robert Adair

as Morgan

Eleanor Summerfield

as May Baker, Anchor Hotel

Anthony Nicholls

as Wapping Station Inspector

Valentine Dyall

as Army Judge Advocate

Howard Douglas

as Barge Captain Sweeney

Lawrence Ray

as Andy Baker - Anchor Hotel

Charles Paton

as Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietor

Virginia Winter

as Doris - Soho Pub Barmaid

Gerald Case

as Constable on Waterloo Bridge

Patrick Barr

as Detective at Cabby's Restaurant