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Forbidden Cargo (1954)

6.4 | May 04, 1954 (GB) | Crime, Thriller | 01:25

Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.

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Screenplay, Producer

Cast

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Jack Warner
Maj. Alec White
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Nigel Patrick
Insp. Michael Kenyon
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Elizabeth Sellars
Rita Compton
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Terence Morgan
Roger Compton
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Greta Gynt
Mme. Simonetta
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Eric Pohlmann
Steven Lasovich
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Joyce Grenfell
Lady Flavia Queensway
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Michael Hordern
Director of Customs
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James Gilbert
Agent Larkins

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CinemaSerf
6 | Nov 25, 2023
Nigel Patrick ("Kenyon") works quite well here as a customs and excise inspector who is on the trail of a glamorous brother and sister (Elizabeth Sellars & Terence Morgan) whom he and boss Jack Warner suspect might be involved in a big drug smuggling enterprise. As the plot thickens, he begins to fall a little for the femme fatale and things all get rather too complicated. It features a fun contribution from Joyce Grenfell as the slightly eccentric tweeter (birds) "Lady Flavia' and keep an eye out for a fleeting visit by Michael Hordern. The writing is a bit bland however, and the investigative sides of the story a bit procedural - but the performances are decent enough and the photography helps the drama along well. Worth a watch.