Bomb in the High Street

Bomb in the High Street is a 1963 British drama film directed by Peter Bezencenet and Terry Bishop starring Ronald Howard, Terry Palmer and Suzanna Leigh.

Plot
An unexploded bomb is reported in a village street. Superintendent Halsey evacuates the village and Captain Manning's bomb disposal starts work. But there is no bomb. Manning's men are criminals robbing the bank while the police cordon keeps everyone away.

Runaway teenagers Mike and Jackie, who have been sleeping rough nearby, are captured by the criminals, but they escape and alert the police.

Cast

 * Ronald Howard as Captain Manning
 * Terry Palmer as Mike
 * Suzanna Leigh as Jackie
 * Jack Allen as Superintendent Halsey
 * Peter Gilmore as Shorty
 * Russell Waters as Trent
 * Maurice Good as Feeney
 * Geoffrey Bayldon as Clay
 * Jack Lambert as sergeant
 * Humphrey Lestocq as reporter
 * A. J. Brown as nightwatchman
 * Gerald Case as Ventry
 * Margaret Lacey as woman at barrier
 * Leonard Sachs as Freeling
 * James Villiers as Stevens

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Uneven scripting and production throw away the film's three useful thriller gimmicks – the bomb hoax, the couple waking in a deserted village, the device for speeding-up the bank's time lock. Little tension is created, the final chase is got under way but concluded off-screen, and efforts to be with-it or saucy on-screen merely embarrass. Terry Palmer's pleasantly sympathetic manner of acting, as the young eloper, suggests that he deserves a better part."