Ambush in Leopard Street

Ambush in Leopard Street is a low budget 1962 British 'B' black and white crime film directed by J. Henry Piperno. It stars James Kenney, Michael Brennan, and Bruce Seton.

Premise
Harry is a small time crook who plans one last job before he retires, but things do not go quite according to plan. With his sidekick Nimmo, the plan is to ambush a truck containing £500,000 of diamonds in Leopard Street, but heavy security means recruiting a larger criminal gang than usual, and the inexperienced newcomers may derail Harry's scheme.

Cast

 * James Kenney as Johnny
 * Michael Brennan as Harry
 * Bruce Seton as Nimmo
 * Norman Rodway as Kegs
 * Jean Harvey as Jean
 * Pauline Delaney as Cath
 * Marie Conmee as Myra
 * Charles Mitchell as Big George
 * Lawrence Crain as Danny
 * Muriel O'Hanlon as Lily
 * Sheila Donald as Val
 * Jack O'Reilly as Hibbs

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Even the climax, the actual ambush, lacks punch in this routine and unconvincing crime thriller. The acting is adequate, but suffers from confined production and a more than usually weak story."

Kine Weekly described the film as: "a dicy British 'second'."

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film called the film an "impoverished crook drama."