The Frightened City
Sep 01 1961
•2h 37m
•Crime, Drama
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Cast
See allHerbert Lom
Waldo Zhernikov
John Gregson
Det. Insp. Sayers
Sean Connery
Paddy Damion
Alfred Marks
Harry Foulcher
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