Forbidden Cargo

1954

1h 25m

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6.4/10

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Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.

Directors

Harold French

Writers

Sydney Box(screenplay by)

Stars

Jack Warner

Nigel Patrick

Elizabeth Sellars

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Top cast

Maj. Alec White

Insp. Michael Kenyon

Rita Compton

Roger Compton

Mme. Simonetta

Max

Steven Lasovich

Lady Flavia Queensway

Director of Customs

Agent Larkins

Sub-Director Holt

Baggage Room Clerk

Det. Pierre Valance

Mr. Bennett

Michael's Dance Partner (uncredited)

John Arnatt

Customs Officer (uncredited)

Ballard Berkeley

Cooper

Jacques Cey

Little Frenchman

Directors

Harold French

Writers

Sydney Box(screenplay by)

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Nigel Patrick ("Kenyon") works quite well here as a customs and excise inspector who is on the trail of a glamorous brother and sister (Elizabeth Sellars & Terence Morgan) whom he and boss Jack Warner suspect might be involved in a big drug smuggling enterprise. As the plot thickens, he begins to fall a little for the femme fatale and things all get rather too complicated. It features a fun contribution from Joyce Grenfell as the slightly eccentric tweeter (birds) "Lady Flavia' and keep an eye out for a fleeting visit by Michael Hordern. The writing is a bit bland however, and the investigative sides of the story a bit procedural - but the performances are decent enough and the photography helps the drama along well. Worth a watch.

Geronimo196725 Nov, 2023