

Seven Days to Noon
1950-10-30 · 94 min · ★ 6.8
When Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a warhead and threatens to detonate it in London in seven days unless the government begins nuclear disarmament. As Willingdon goes into hiding, Detective Folland of Scotland Yard sets out to find him. Willingdon's daughter Ann also joins the cause, hoping she can talk sense into her father before he causes a catastrophe.
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- Directors
- Roy Boulting, John Boulting
- Production companies
- London Films Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Barry JonesProfessor John Malcolm Francis Willingdon
André MorellSuperintendent G.W. Folland
Sheila ManahanAnn Willingdon
Hugh CrossStephen Lane
Joan HicksonMrs. Emily Georgina Peckett
Ronald AdamArthur Lytton, the Prime Minister
Marie NeyMrs. Willingdon
Joss AcklandStation Policeman
Marianne StoneWoman in Phone Box
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