Soho Incident

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Soho Incident
Soho Incident film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Vernon Sewell
Screenplay by Ian Stuart Black
Based on Robert Westerby
(based on the novel)
("Wide Boys Never Work")
Produced by M. J. Frankovich
George Maynard
Starring Faith Domergue
Lee Patterson
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Edited byPeter Rolfe Johnson
Music by Robert Sharples
Production
company
Frankovich Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • March 1956 (1956-03)(United Kingdom)
  • October 1956 (1956-10)(United States)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Soho Incident, released in the United States as Spin a Dark Web, is a 1956 British film noir directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Faith Domergue and Lee Patterson. [1] The screenplay is based on the 1937 novel Wide Boys Never Work by Robert Westerby.

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Plot

Jim Bankley a Canadian veteran living in London, is trying without much luck to succeed as a prizefighter. Through an old army buddy, he meets and begins working for the local Sicilian mob leader Rico Francesi. Bankley falls in love with Rico's sister, the vile Bella Francesi; she soon draws him deeper into the gang's activities. When he finds himself pulled into a murder plot, he finally realizes that his lover is only using him and determines to escape the gang – but things are extremely complicated.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A competent and fast-moving gang film, with some excellent location glimpses of Soho by night and day." [2]

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References

  1. "Soho Incident". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. "Soho Incident". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 23 (264): 49. 1 January 1956. ProQuest   1305816716 via ProQuest.