Delayed Action is a 1954 British film noir mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Robert Ayres, June Thorburn and Alan Wheatley.

[1] It was produced as a second feature for release by General Film Distributors.

[2] It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.

Two criminals do a deal with a suicidal man, who will confess to crimes they have committed before killing himself.

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