Deadly Nightshade (film)

Deadly Nightshade is a 1953 British crime drama film directed by John Gilling. It stars Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall and John Horsely. A convict on the run (Emrys Jones) switches identities with a lookalike, only to find himself in even deeper trouble.

Cast

 * Emrys Jones as Matthews / Barlow
 * Zena Marshall as Ann Farrington
 * John Horsely as Inspector Clements
 * Joan Hickson as Mrs. Fenton
 * Hector Ross as Canning
 * Roger Maxwell as Col. Smythe
 * Lesley Deane as Mrs. Smythe
 * Marne Maitland as Heinz
 * Frederick Piper as Mr. Pritchard

Critical reception
TV Guide thought the idea was "done much better in Antonioni's The Passenger (1975)," but found the film, "still occasionally entertaining"; while the Radio Times wrote, "In spite of its penury, this typical 1950s British crime quickie...is curiously engaging...Although director John Gilling throws in a few Cornish coastal views, he's mostly confined to unconvincing sets, though the cheapskate look only adds to the charm."