The Limping Man

The Limping Man

What Strange Secret Walked Side By Side with... The Limping Man

1953 · 76 min · ★ 5.4 · Thriller

An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.

Directed by Cy Endfield · Written by Ian Stuart Black

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