Pinkie Brown (Richard Attenborough) is a small-town hoodlum whose gang runs a protection racket based at Brighton race course. When Pinkie orders the murder of a rival, Fred (Alan Wheatley), the police believe it to be suicide. This doesn't convince Ida Arnold (Hermione Baddeley), who was with Fred just before he died, and she sets out to find the truth. She comes across naive waitress Rose (Carol Marsh), who can prove that Fred was murdered. In an attempt to keep Rose quiet Pinkie marries her. But with his gang beginning to doubt his ability, and his rivals taking over his business, Pinkie starts to become more desperate and violent.

Starring:

Alan Wheatley, Barbara Lott, Basil Cunard, Campbell Copelin, Carol Marsh, Charles Goldner, Constance Smith, Cyril Chamberlain, Diana Maddox, George Carney, Harcourt Williams, Harry Ross, Hermione Baddeley, HG Stoker, Joan Sterndale-Bennett, John Martel, Marianne Stone, Michael Brennan, Nigel Stock, Philip Godfrey, Reginald Purdell, Richard Attenborough,

Genre:

Drama, Thriller, Crime