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This was best known as Diana Dors' first movie. Though she is not in the credits, crowds of her admirers turned out to see it. The plot twists and turns were so surprising, never quite what I guessed might have happened. Holmolka's performance is very realistic rather than a costumed caricature. Dors steals the show with her nasty wiggle walk through about four scenes and less than 10 minutes of film.

Oscar Homolka is super in this crafty little crime noir. He portrays a reputable antiques dealer whose daughter "Margaret" (Muriel Pavlow) is a virtuoso violinist. Unbeknown to all, though, he also has another business fencing stolen jewellery with his friend Derek Farr. When his odious clark "Morris" (Manning Whiley) overhears one of their conversations and tries his hand at a little blackmail, things start to spiral out of control as he threatens to tell the young woman of her father's behind-the-scenes shenanigans. When he demands that he be allowed to marry her - well you can guess! George King keeps the pace of this moving along well, with Whiley really good as the scheming underling whose looming comeuppance is surely just a matter of time. The score - especially the Mendelssohn Violin concerto at the end, adds loads to the atmosphere of this superior thriller that has plenty to shout about. Rarely seen these days, but if you do come across it - give it a watch, it's a more substantial part for the star that is well worth a watch.

This film has an excellent cast.Kenneth Griffiths being very nasty as the blackmailing Archie.Gary Marsh being his usual jovial policeman.Bits from Kathleen Harrison and Irene Handel.However towering over them all is Oscar Hamolka and his expressive eyebrows.He steals every scene he is in,not just in this film but every film he appeared in.His is an excellent performance which keeps the film going after the murder of Archie.However the film does rely on an unlikely contrivance to bring the film to its slightly tame ending.What on earth was Irene Handel doing wandering around in the woods late at night?Due to her presence the murder eventually unravels.

The shop at sly corner, on tubi streaming, is called code of scotland yard on imdb. When a shop assistant overhears a conversation by the shop owner, it sets off a chain of events. Heiss (homolka) has been using his shop to fence and sell stolen goods. Archie, his employee (griffith) tries to blackmail him. But it doesn't go as planned. Good intrigue. Some twists and turns. The sound and picture quality are excellent. Good suspense as the coppers track down the killer. Directed by george king, right at the end of his working years. He only directed one more after this. Based on the play by edward percy. Homolka will be nominated for best supporting actor for "I remember mama". It's pretty good. Made in post war britain. Muriel pavlow (plays margaret) married co-star derek farr... he plays robert graham!

Oscar Homolka is the owner of "The Shop at Sly Corner" in this film that also stars Kenneth Kent, Kenneth Griffin, and Jean Colin.

Homolka is an antiques dealer who, embittered of the world since being tortured on Devil's Island, receives stolen goods.

He is, however, devoted to his daughter (Colin) a promising violinist. And may I add that the violin playing in this film was exquisite.

Homolka has a deceitful assistant, Archie Fellows (Griffin). He overhears Homolka talking about his past, which his daughter doesn't know.

Fellows blackmails Homolka until the situation has become untenable and getting worse.

Homolka has proposition for him, if Fellows will take it.

Very good and engaging film with Homolka sympathetic and Griffin mean as dirt. Good noir.