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To the Public Danger
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To the Public Danger

1948-09-01 · 43 min · ★ 6.2

Drama

Four people with very different backgrounds meet by chance at an English pub and gradually become carried away in a bout of thrill-seeking. When their spree gets out of hand, each person faces a moral choice with lasting consequences.

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Directors
Terence Fisher
Production companies
Production Facilities, Highbury Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dermot WalshDermot WalshCaptain Cole
Susan ShawSusan ShawNancy Bedford
Barry LettsBarry LettsFred Lane
Sam KyddSam KyddPolice Driver
Patricia HayesPatricia HayesPostmistress
Roy PlomleyRoy PlomleyReggie
Betty Ann DaviesBetty Ann DaviesBarmaid
Sydney BromleySydney BromleyBar patron
John LorrellPolice Sergeant
Frederick PiperFrederick PiperLabourer
Patience RentoulLabourer's Wife
Cliff WeirPub Landlord
Arthur MullardArthur MullardMan Standing Near Bar (uncredited)
Barbara MurrayBarbara Murray(uncredited)
Philip SavillePhilip SavilleMan in pub watching billiards game (uncredited)
Constance SmithConstance SmithGirl in pub watching billiards game (uncredited)

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