The End of the Line (1957 film)

The End of the Line is a 1957 British second feature crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Alan Baxter, Barbara Shelley, Ferdy Mayne and Jennifer Jayne. It was released in the USA in 1959.

Plot
Mike Selby, an American author living in England gets involved with the wife of a jewel fence, who persuades Mike to rob her husband, whilst at the same time giving him a fake alibi. But soon after the robbery when the jewel fence winds up dead, Mike begins to get blackmailed.

Cast

 * Alan Baxter as Mike Selby
 * Barbara Shelley as Liliane Crawford
 * Ferdy Mayne as Edwards
 * Jennifer Jayne as Anne Bruce
 * Arthur Gomez as John Crawford
 * Geoffrey Hibbert as Max Perrin
 * Jack Melford as Inspector Gates
 * Charles Clay as Henry Bruce
 * Marianne Brauns as Sally
 * Sheldon Allan as barman
 * Harry Towb as Vince
 * Barbara Cochran as Cynthia
 * Colin Rix as Detective Parker
 * Stella Bonheur as Mrs. Edwards
 * Charles Cameron as publican

Production
It was made at Southall Studios, now in Greater London.

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine crime story with a highly unconvincing plot which relies heavily on coincidence, this film sticks carefully to stereotyped lines. The acting throughout is remarkably poor."

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Very far-fetched, stickily acted thriller."