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Apr 8, 2021 · The Man in the Back Seat 1961. denny tango. 11.3K subscribers. Subscribed.
- 55 min
- 3.8K
- denny tango
The Man in the Back Seat is a 1961 British second feature crime film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt and Keith Faulkner. It was written by Malcolm Hulke and Eric Paice based on an Edgar Wallace story.
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First rate little thriller by veteran director Sewell, who could be very good when he tried. Two crooks rob a bookie at a dog track and are stuck putting his body in the back seat. Every time they try to get rid of him, fate intervenes and they're back in the car with him. Derren Nesbitt is especially good as the more callous of the two.
The Man in the Back Seat: Directed by Vernon Sewell. With Derren Nesbitt, Keith Faulkner, Carol White, Harry Locke. Two young thugs rob a bookie leaving a dog-racing track with his winnings, but when they grab his case full of money they discover that he has chained it to his wrist.
- (193)
- Crime, Drama
- Vernon Sewell
- 1961-06
Tight, atmospheric with more than its fair share of fatalism, The Man in the Back Seat is right up there with the more enjoyable examples of British noir. It's a heist gone wrong packed in to a runtime of 55 minutes with a pretty fabulous ending once you get past the absurdity, that the rushed runtime forces on the story, of the final section.
Just like in Robert Wise’s The Body Snatcher (1945), the final sequence features the sudden ghost-like appearance of the criminal’s victim in the back seat, a manifestation of guilt that adds a flair of horror.
