Dancing with Crime

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6.5/10

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Richard Attenborough, Barry K. Barnes, and Sheila Sim in Dancing with Crime (1947)

A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.

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A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Dave Robinson
(as Bill Rowbotham)

Cyril Chamberlain

Sniffy

Peter Croft

Johnny

Dirk Bogarde

Policeman
(uncredited)

Patricia Dainton

Pam
(uncredited)

Diana Dors

Annette
(uncredited)

Richard Duke

Palais-de-Danse Customer
(uncredited)

Danny Green

Sid
(uncredited)

Chris Halward

Miss Brown
(uncredited)

Joy Harington

Friendly Barmaid
(uncredited)

Jack Mandeville

Palais-de-Danse Customer
(uncredited)

Director
- John Paddy Carstairs
Writers
- Peter Fraser
- Brock Williams
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Trivia
Sir Richard Attenborough (Ted Peters) and Sheila Sim (Joy Goodall) were married in real-life.

Goofs
In the ballroom scene at the start of the film the shadow of the camera is clearly visible on the clothing of the dancers as it pans past them.

Quotes
Inspector Carter: Peters, did you turn in your revolver when you were demobbed?
Ted Peters: Yes sir.
Inspector Carter: Good. It's a pity all the boys didn't do that - it would've saved them a lot of trouble. And us.

Soundtracks
Bow Bells are London Bells
Lyric of the Song by Harold Purcell
Music by Benjamin Frankel (as Ben Bernard) (uncredited)

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Featured review

8/10

Enjoyable bit of social history

Worth it for the post-war background. The 50s "New Look" hadn't happened yet and all the girls have big hair and big shoulders - much more flattering than the 50s fashions that made everyone look middle-aged.

Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim are likeable. They get involved in investigating the murder of their friend, a young, dashing Bill Owen.

It's a shame Diana Dors wasn't credited. She was good in her early roles - she turns up in another dance hall with Petula Clark and Bonar Colleano. I think she was dubbed in both films, though.

To the gentleman who thought it terribly rude that some other bloke could just grab your partner - it was called an "excuse me" dance. There was also a "ladies excuse me". This is not a regular Palais de Dance, however - the girls are all professional hostesses.