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Temptation Harbour (1947)

NR 02/27/1947 Crime, Drama 1h 31m
51%
User
Score
7.1/10

Conscience does make cowards of us all.

Overview

The story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a murder, fails to report it to the police, and finds himself the object of murderous and mercenary interest.

Lance Comfort

Director

Frederick Gotfurt

Screenplay

Rodney Ackland

Screenplay

Victor Skutezky

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Bert Mallinson

Simone Simon

Simone Simon

Camelia

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Jim Brown

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Insp. Dupré

Margaret Barton

Margaret Barton

Betty Mallinson

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Tatem

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

George Gowshall

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

Mabel Slater

Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Ethel Gowshall

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on December 4, 2024

When signalman "Bert" (Robert Newton) sees some suspicious activity in the harbour one night he investigates only to find a corpse and a suitcase. On returning to his box to call the authorities, he notices that the case contains rather a large quantity of banknotes. Around £5,000! Now he is single-handedly trying to raise his daughter "Betty" (Margaret Barton) and has a few other issues to contend with, so he decides to keep the windfall and keep his head down. That might have seemed a good plan at the time, but soon people begin to spot the signs of his new found wealth and with police from both sides of the Channel as well as the original owners of the loot on his trail, things start to get distinctly dicey for him. On the plus side, though, he has made a new friend. "Camelia" (Simone ...

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