Dead Men Are Dangerous

Overwhelmed by debt, author Robert Newton is about to do away with himself when he comes across a corpse, apparently killed by a falling tree. Deciding to vanish, he switches clothes and possessions with the dead man and heads off to Pimlico. However a coroner's inquest demonstrates the dead man was actually murdered. The police pursue Newton, thinking him his own murderer, as do the actual murders.

It's an interesting situation for Harold French's second movie, but it quickly develops into a run-of-the-mill thriller. A good supporting cast, including Peter Gawthorne -- speaking in a posh voice for a change -- Betty Lynne, and John Warwick contribute nicely, although the scene in which dozens of policemen, including one on a horse, comb Hyde Park in search of Newton is more bizarre than thrilling.