It was the film debut of Howard Keel who made it while appearing in the original London production of Oklahoma!

Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Byrne bicker on a train and discuss divorce before arriving at Llanbach in Wales near their home.

Five minutes later the couple spot broken glass and a missing parapet on an awkward bend and he goes to investigate.

Back at the crash scene the first convict locates the third man and it is revealed that they hit another car.

The next day the Sunday newspaper arrives and we learn that the escaped convicts have killed a policeman.

The leader points out the error, allowing Mr Byrne to kill him, ending the incident.

The film was produced by Tony Havelock Allan who later recalled: It got very good notices and was very well received but didn’t make much money.

[7]Virginia Graham wrote in The Spectator in 1948, "all this is admirably done, and eventually provides melodrama of an order as English and as excellent as muffins";[8] while TV Guide concluded that "the tension is sustained throughout, with some interesting plot twists along the way.

[1] Havelock-Allen said the film "got very good notices and a lot of help, but it didn’t make any real money.