Who's hand writes these messages of death?
London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal record (which may spoil his chances with lovely Carol Stedman).
Inspector Elford
The film's tagline is: "Who's hand writes these messages of death?"
The runtime is 77 minutes (1h 17m).
The film was directed by William K. Howard.
The screenplay was written by Ted Berkman.
The score was composed by Miklós Rózsa.
Cinematography was handled by Georges Périnal.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0029603.
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