Rent Tomorrow at Ten (1965)
3.5 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 17min
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- Synopsis:
- A ruthless kidnapper and blackmailer called Marlowe has abducted a young boy. After imprisoning the child in a deserted house, Marlowe gives him a toy golly for comfort. But hidden inside is a time bomb which is set to explode at tend the following morning. Marlowe coolly drives to visit the boy's wealthy father and demands a ransom of £50,000 in order to have his son returned alive. Inspector Parnell and Sergeant Grey are called in when the boy's father decides to pay the ransom. But Inspector Parnell chooses to play a deadly game of cat and mouse with the kidnapper as the young boy plays with his new toy. Meanwhile the clock is ticking...
- Actors:
- John Gregson, Robert Shaw, Alec Clunes, Alan Wheatley, Kenneth Cope, Ernest Clark, Piers Bishop, Helen Cherry, William Hartnell, Betty McDowall, Harry Fowler, Renee Houston, Lesley Allen, Richard Armour, Anthony Ashdown, Norman Coburn, Alan Curtis, John Dunbar, Christopher Ellis, Kenneth Gilbert
- Directors:
- Lance Comfort
- Producers:
- Tom Blakeley
- Writers:
- James Kelley, Peter Miller
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- Classics, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of Tomorrow at Ten
Kidnap Thriller- spoiler. - Tomorrow at Ten review by Steve
High tension, low budget thriller which is among the best British B films ever made. This is due to a much better cast than is usual for this kind of production, but mainly because of Lance Comfort's direction which wrings all of the suspense out of the inspired premise.
A maladjusted misfit (Robert Shaw) abducts the son of a wealthy banker and locks him in an isolated house with a bomb stitched into a doll timed to explode at the hour of the title. Then the kidnapper walks into the parents' swanky mansion and demands a huge ransom.
A paunchy John Gregson investigates but his task is complicated when the angry father (Alec Clunes) kills the criminal. And the clock still ticks. Some of the thoughtful dialogue is just editorialising on related themes, but this is interesting. Maybe the breaking of the case is a little humdrum, but we get a nice ironic twist at the rousing climax.
There's an expressionist look to the opening scene while the kidnapper sews up the the doll, though such visual flair is rationed. The budget won't allow many stylistic flourishes, but the plot is well designed and assembled. It's a short, lean, exciting thriller with a psychological edge and no lulls. Hitchcock on a budget.
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