Director: David Macdonald
Release Date: September 1952
The Falkirk Herald, 19 December 1951, reported that ‘the day after his arrival’ from California Mark Stevens was filming ‘at Croydon Airport – without an overcoat – so it is small wonder he went down with an attack of ‘flu.’
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John Bentley and Jean Kent driving across the tarmac at Croydon Airport, off Purley Way.
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Market Place, Kingston upon Thames, facing north towards Church Street, as Kent's car approaches.
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Kent, with passenger Mark Stevens, parking outside The Wheatsheaf, 29 Market Place.
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Stevens in Market Place, outside The Wheatsheaf, calling after Kent as she drives off.
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Unidentified. Presented as a view of London.
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Queen's Gardens, Bayswater, presented as the home of John Harvey.
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Police activity in a view from Harrowby Street into Seymour Place.
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As a car exits to the left the view is from Harrowby Street into Brown Street by Berkeley Buildings.
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Thurloe Square as Stevens exits Alexander Place.
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Stevens by 14 Thurloe Square, with the Victoria & Albert Museum in the distance, as he watches the police depart.
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Stevens calls at 14 Thurloe Square.
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The sign at The Golden Lion, 51 Dean Street, introduces a studio bound visit to a pub by Stevens and Kent.
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Facing north along Farringdon Street from beneath Holborn Viaduct.
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As the camera pans up from Farringdon Street it reveals Atlantic House, with the visual suggestion that Stevens visits the building.
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Tavistock Court, Tavistock Square, which is presented at Bentley's home.
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When Bentley arrives home the location switches from Tavistock Court to Richmond Court, Sloane Street.
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Stevens' taxi pulling up at the Seven Stars Garage, 258-264 Goldhawk Road.
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Signage at the garage indicates that Edwards Bros (Tippers) Ltd operated out of the same address.
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The view from the garage as Bentley and Kent drive into Greenside Road. The trolleybus wires are curving from Goldhawk Road south into Paddenswick Road.
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More of Greenslade Road as the twosome drive up. The United Diaries was at 256 Goldhawk Road.
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The police arriving at the Seven Stars Garage where the trolleybus wires are running to the right into Askew Road.
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Stevens, Bentley and Kent making their getaway by the church which is on the corner of two branches of Greenside Road.
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Stevens being dropped off in Brompton Road, where North Terrace is behind the camera and the street sign, right of centre, indicates Egerton Gardens.
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With Exhibition Road in the distance Stevens walks on the north side of Imperial Institute Road.
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Stevens entering The Imperial Institute.
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Policemen Garry Marsh and Cyril Smith on the corner of South Terrace and Thurloe Square.
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Stevens in Hazlitt Road, north of Olympia.
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Unidentified. Smith outside a nightclub.
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Manson Mews facing Queen's Gate as Kent drives up.
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Kent in Manson Mews facing Clareville Street.
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As a car speeds away Clareville Street comes into focus and a chase begins.
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The view from Bryanston Place as a car speeds in Shouldham Street.
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With Harrowby Street running left to right the car speeds into Shouldham Street.
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The chase ends at the ramp into Sherwood Court, where Bryanston Place is to the left and Shouldham Street to the right.
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The view from Shouldham Street while the archway, in Harrowby Court, is on the corner of Harrowby Street, to the left, and Brown Street.
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Bentley looks on as the police arrive at Sherwood Court, Shouldham Street.
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More driving around featuring the view north along Kingsway where Keeley Street, mid-frame, is to the left.
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Unidentified. Bentley pulls up near an odd-looking sign.
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Unidentified. The camera pans down revealing more of a rather interesting looking location.
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Another chase and what appears to be an aspect of Chertsey Road, presumably facing south-west, in the Whitton area.
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Chertsey Road? Whitton?
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Facing south-west along Chertsey Road, Whitton, having just passed The Winning Post.
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Unidentified. Possibly exiting Chertsey Road into a dead end.
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Unidentified.
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Unidentified. The camera pans from the previous shot to this bridge. Have I seen this in another film?
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Unidentified. Presented as the other end of the bridge. Have I seen this in another film?
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Unidentified. Possibly speeding away from the bridge.
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Facing south-west along Hatton Road where the structure is an Approach Light Gantry to London Airport, which off to the right.
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Heading east along Hatton Road (this section was later renamed Steam Farm Lane) with an element of Hatton Farm in the foreground next to Hatton Mission Church.
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Unidentified. The camera pans to the right as it follows the lorry.
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Unidentified. The lorry reaches an interesting looking corner where it avoids crashing.
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Unidentified. The same junction.
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Unidentified. The same road?
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Purley Way viewed from the grounds of Croydon Airport.