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Release Year1954
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes6
DirectorJohn Harlow
WritersGeoffrey Orme
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDelayed Action
About Delayed Action
Robert Ayres plays a moody author with a suicide complex. Ayres' melancholia plays right into the hands of a gang of thieves. For a lofty fee, they convince the author to confess to their crimes and then kill himself. Yes, you're way ahead of us: Ayres has a change of heart and decides that he loves life. Delayed Action was produced by Robert Baker and Monty Berman, the men behind the popular 1960s TV adventure series The Saint.
Directed by John Harlow, Delayed Action leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Ayres, June Thorburn, Alan Wheatley — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1954.
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