River Beat

River Beat

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:1954-02-01
Duration:70 min
Director:Guy Green
Actors:John Bentley, Phyllis Kirk, Leonard White, Glyn Houston, Patrick Jordan
Production:Victor Hanbury Productions, Insignia Films (GB)

Overview:

British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly "mule" their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has befriended an Inspector for the Thames River Patrol.

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