The Switch

The Switch

1963 · 69 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime

A wristwatch-smuggling gang bring watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. Poor Zena Marshall knows too much, so the gangs abducts her. Stalwart customs official Anthony Steel struggles manfully to rescue the girl.

Directed by Peter Maxwell · Written by Colin Fraser

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