Attempt to Kill

An agreeable time-filler which manages to maintain my interest, despite the movie including all the usual trimmings. Derek Farr as the lead is a bit devoid of any kind of charisma but he's not bad as the investigating police officer. The set used for his office at the old Scotland Yard building, is identical to all the other "Edgar Wallace" films. No big names here (as I expected) but the cast do their best with ordinary material.

Someone is trying to murder Richard Pearson, a rich man. Is it his jealous wife he wants to divorce? Is it his beautiful secretary whom he wants to marry? Is it the drunken employee whom he fired? Or maybe his best friend isn't as friendly as he thinks. On the case are police detective Derek Farr and his sidekick Clifford Earl who hunt their for a clue here.

A lacklustre and slightly plodding thriller, but it's far from boring. It's just a bit transparent in regards who is behind the attempted murder of the rich man. The acting is first class, and Britain never looked classier. Still it's an efficient time pass.