Gideon's Day (1958)
Directed by John Ford
this adaptation of the novel of the same name stars Jack Hawkins and
Dianne Foster. A high ranking British police officer has a busy when
faced with a never ending stream of crimes and incidents to deal
with.
You will be hard
pushed to find a more unusual entry in John Ford's cannon than a
police drama set and filmed in London. Plot-wise the film the film is
not much more than the protagonist racing round trying to crisis
manage and both shows it's age in some of the attitudes while
occasionally stretching believability. The film is well made but the
setting does not really lend it self to the type of direction that
Ford is best known for.
3/5
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