The Desperate Man (film)

The Desperate Man is a 1959 British B movie crime film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Conrad Phillips, Jill Ireland, William Hartnell, Charles Gray and Peter Swanwick. The plot involves a writer who investigates a murder in the tower of a castle. It is adapted from the 1958 novel Beginner's Luck by Paul Somers, the writer better known as Andrew Garve.

In the US, the feature was shown as an episode of Kraft Mystery Theater in 1961.

Plot
Two reporters, Curtis (Conrad Phillips) and his girlfriend Carol (Jill Ireland), pursue jewel thief Smith (William Hartnell) through the Sussex countryside. On arriving at an ancient castle, Smith abducts Carol and holds her hostage, and Curtis is forced to assist the thief to find his buried loot.

Cast

 * Conrad Phillips as Curtis
 * Jill Ireland as Carol Bourne
 * William Hartnell as Smith
 * Charles Gray as Lawson
 * Peter Swanwick as Hoad
 * Arthur Gomez as Landlord
 * John Warwick as Inspector Cobley
 * Patricia Burke as Miss Prew
 * Ernest Butcher as Grocer