Suave veteran private eye Duke Martin is on the trail of a secret formula and a kidnapped girl.Suave veteran private eye Duke Martin is on the trail of a secret formula and a kidnapped girl.Suave veteran private eye Duke Martin is on the trail of a secret formula and a kidnapped girl.
Roy Everson
- Man at Airport
- (uncredited)
Alex Graham
- Crystal Joy Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
- Lady at Airport
- (uncredited)
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- GoofsWhen Johnny is photographing the papers that Professor Dohlmann has given him, he takes the normal bulb out of his Anglepoise desk lamp and puts in a brighter bulb. When he turns on the light, the new pattern of light does not match that from the lamp; instead it appears that a light in the ceiling, with a broader beam, has been turned on. When Johnny then moves the Anglepoise closer to the papers, the light does not change as it should do if the light were coming from that lamp.
- ConnectionsFollows Murder on Approval (1955)
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Average detective/spy story
BREAKAWAY is the second of a couple of detective films starring the ubiquitous Tom Conway (brother of George Sanders) as a private eye who gets caught up in a double case involving a kidnapped woman and a special formula to combat metal fatigue that both the east and west are keen to get their hands on. Invariably the two cases are linked and with a aid of a few allies, Conway is soon hot on the trail of spies and the like.
Although it passes the time reasonably well, it's fair to say that BREAKWAY is an unremarkable British crime film. Other, even lower budgeted films did the whole private eye thing a lot better, for example the two Toff films made with John Bentley. Conway does have some basic charisma as the lead but he's getting on a bit here and he looks every inch his age.
The supporting cast is as interesting as ever for a British B-production. Honor Blackman is dolled up to look particularly glamorous - probably as glamorous as she ever looked, at least until GOLDFINGER. Michael Balfour contributes one of his patented 'buddy of the lead' role and has some good comic moments. American star John Colicos plays pretty much the same role as he did in the same year's PASSPORT TO TREASON, and boxer Freddie Mills is the bartender. There's also a nice cameo for Arthur Lowe. BREAKAWAY features a handful of action scenes including fist fights and one decently-portrayed car accident, but it's slim pickings for this particular genre.
Although it passes the time reasonably well, it's fair to say that BREAKWAY is an unremarkable British crime film. Other, even lower budgeted films did the whole private eye thing a lot better, for example the two Toff films made with John Bentley. Conway does have some basic charisma as the lead but he's getting on a bit here and he looks every inch his age.
The supporting cast is as interesting as ever for a British B-production. Honor Blackman is dolled up to look particularly glamorous - probably as glamorous as she ever looked, at least until GOLDFINGER. Michael Balfour contributes one of his patented 'buddy of the lead' role and has some good comic moments. American star John Colicos plays pretty much the same role as he did in the same year's PASSPORT TO TREASON, and boxer Freddie Mills is the bartender. There's also a nice cameo for Arthur Lowe. BREAKAWAY features a handful of action scenes including fist fights and one decently-portrayed car accident, but it's slim pickings for this particular genre.
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- Jul 28, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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