The best John Horsley’s crime movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best John Horsley’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about John Horsley.
Hell Drivers
7.2/10
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
Night People
6.5/10
A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for the soldier's return, the Russians attempt to barter a trade for an elderly German couple who they want for treason.
Jigsaw
7.2/10
A woman is found murdered in a house along the coast from Brighton. Local detectives Fellows and Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield.
Father Brown
6.7/10
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
Personal Affair
6.5/10
A British girl (Glynis Johns) disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife (Gene Tierney) of a Latin teacher (Leo Genn) she loves.
Wrong Number
6.4/10
Impulse
6/10
An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.
Recoil
6/10
A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go undercover to infiltrate the home of the killer's brother. Slowly she is drawn into the world of the rival gangs.
Forbidden Cargo
6.5/10
Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.
Bond of Fear
6/10
An escaped killer hides out by forcing a travelling family to take him with them.
Double Exposure
5.8/10
A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!
The Quiet Woman
5.9/10
The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as The Quiet Woman. She becomes outraged when she discovers the previous owner had allowed local smugglers to use it as a base. She soon has become romantically involved with one of the smugglers, which causes enormous problems when a customs officer turns up, followed closely by her former husband.
Man in the Shadow
7.2/10
The wife (Faith Domergue) of a condemned man tries to save him in England by finding the real killer (Zachary Scott).
