Man on the Run

6.5

82 minutes

5/20/1949

Overview

An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

Cast List

Derek Farr
as Sgt. Peter Burden
Joan Hopkins
as Jean Adams
Edward Chapman
as Chief Inspector Mitchell
Laurence Harvey
as Detective Sergeant Lawson
Howard Marion-Crawford
as 1st Paratrooper
Alfie Bass
as Bert the Barge Mate
John Bailey
as Dan Underwood, Burglar
John Stuart
as Det. Inspector Jim McBane
Edward Underdown
as Slim Elfey
Leslie Perrins
as Charlie
Kenneth More
as Corp. Newman the Blackmailer
Martin Miller
as Tony - Cafe Proprietor
Margaret Goodman
as Rosa - Tony's Cafe Waitress
Cameron Hall
as Reg Hawkins
Robert Adair
as Morgan
Eleanor Summerfield
as May Baker, Anchor Hotel
Anthony Nicholls
as Wapping Station Inspector
Valentine Dyall
as Army Judge Advocate
Howard Douglas
as Barge Captain Sweeney
Lawrence Ray
as Andy Baker - Anchor Hotel
Charles Paton
as Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietor
Virginia Winter
as Doris - Soho Pub Barmaid
Gerald Case
as Constable on Waterloo Bridge
Patrick Barr
as Detective at Cabby's Restaurant
Basil Cunard
as Second Man at Soho Pub
Jack McNaughton
as First Man at Soho Pub
Roy Russell
as Mobile Police Sergeant
Stuart Lindsell
as Elliett