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The Shop at Sly Corner

In Britain, a man with a shady past uses his antiquities shop as a front for smuggled diamonds but his young shop-assistant starts blackmailing him, leading to murder and to a police investigation.

Top Cast

  • Oskar Homolka

    Oskar Homolka

    Desius Heiss

  • Derek Farr

    Derek Farr

    Robert Graham

  • Muriel Pavlow

    Muriel Pavlow

    Margaret Heiss

  • Manning Whiley

    Manning Whiley

    Corder Morris

  • Diana Dors

    Diana Dors

    Mildred

  • Kathleen Harrison

    Kathleen Harrison

    Mrs. Catt

  • Garry Marsh

    Garry Marsh

    Major Elliot

  • Kenneth Griffith

    Kenneth Griffith

    Archie Fellows

  • Jan Van Loewen

    Jan Van Loewen

    Professor Vanetti

Overview

In Britain, a man with a shady past uses his antiquities shop as a front for smuggled diamonds but his young shop-assistant starts blackmailing him, leading to murder and to a police investigation.

Rating

6.6 / 10
15 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jul 7, 2022

    Oscar Homolka is super in this crafty little crime noir. He portrays a reputable antiques dealer whose daughter "Margaret" (Muriel Pavlow) is a virtuoso violinist. Unbeknown to all, though, he also has another business fencing stolen jewellery with his friend Derek Farr. When his odious clark "Morris" (Manning Whiley) overhears one of their conversations and tries his hand at a little blackmail, things start to spiral out of control as he threatens to tell the young woman of her father's behind-the-scenes shenanigans. When he demands that he be allowed to marry her - well you can guess! George King keeps the pace of this moving along well, with Whiley really good as the scheming underling whose looming comeuppance is surely just a matter of time. The score - especially the Mendelssohn Violin concerto at the end, adds loads to the atmosphere of this superior thriller that has plenty to shout about. Rarely seen these days, but if you do come across it - give it a watch, it's a more substantial part for the star that is well worth a watch.

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