Breakaway

Breakaway

1956 · 72 min · ★ 5.5 · Crime

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to England. His girlfriend Paula is kidnapped but her handbag is discovered at the scene of the crime by the aristocratic private eye, Duke Martin. Inside it he discovers the secret formula that the agents are searching for and tracks down her sister Paula. As Johnny grows frantic for the safe return of his girlfriend, Duke Martin plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.

Directed by Henry Cass · Written by Norman Hudis

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Tom Conway Tom Martin
Michael Balfour Barney
Honor Blackman Paula Grant / Paula Jackson
Brian Worth Johnny Matlock
Bruce Seton Webb
Freddie Mills Pat
Alexander Gauge MacAllister
John Horsley Michael Matlock
Paddy Webster Diane Grant
John Colicos First Kidnapper
Larry Taylor Second Kidnapper
Arthur Lowe Mitchell

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