This short film is an early supernatural outing for Christopher Lee and Ferdy Mayne. It is surprisingly effective despite being only 19 minutes long and presumably made to a tight budget. Lee shows an intensity that foreshadowed his later film roles.
There are some nice touches in the film, for example what could have been a throwaway shot as Cooper (Lee) leaves the office is lit so that a menacing shadow is cast on the wall.
As Cooper rushes to meet his fateful seven o'clock appointment, he drives through Kensington, through the Prince of Wales gate into Hyde Park, past marble arch, out of London (presumably along the Edgeware road) and into countryside and villages. I was curious to know exactly where he drives but in the fifty-odd years since this film was made nearly everything has changed; perhaps someone who knows the area concerned rather better would be able to identify the locations. I picked up on one thing, which is that they go past 'The Fishery Inn', (Benskins). Benskins was a Hertfordshire brewery and there is still a pub of that name in Hemel Hempstead to this day. It may well be the same one.
Worth watching this one if you are a Lee fan.
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