Town on Trial (The Case of the Stocking Killer) (1957)
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"A gripping murder mystery as the calm of prosperous Oakley Park is shattered when a local young woman is found murdered. A Scotland Yard detective is called in to solve the case. It seems that there are people in the town with secrets that they don't want to be uncovered. Will Superintendent Halloran find the murderer before he strikes again? This is a classic British noir which has largely been forgotten and such a shame too as it's a fantastic movie. The ever reliable Sir John Mills plays a d"
"50's British thriller in which the murder of a young woman brings detective John Mills to investigate and his methods start to upset the locals. The whole thing is still quintessentially British while wanting to be a little tougher. Mills, as always, is on top form but as maverick as he gets, he is no Dirty Harry. As for whodunnit? You re left guessing till the end and that side of the story is handled extremely well."