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Johnny on the Spot

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wrote: "The picture keeps well on the move and, despite the fact that its sense of direction is none too sure, neatly tempers suspense with refreshing romance. Hugh McDermott registers as Johnny and Elspet Gray pleases as Joan, but neither has anything on Ronald Adam, as Inspector Beveridge. The
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wrote: "An indifferently made thriller, so confused in its narrative development that the plot becomes at times very nearly incomprehensible."
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last-named never gives an indifferent performance. Well-varied backgrounds effectively clothe the crowded play's many facets."
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This article is about the 1954 British film. For the 1919 American silent film, see
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rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Difficult to follow – or to care."
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Johnny-on-the-Spot

Maclean Rogers
Edwin J. Fancey
Hugh McDermott
Elspet Gray
Paul Carpenter
Geoffrey Faithfull
Monica Kimick
'B'
crime
drama film
Maclean Rogers
Hugh McDermott
Elspet Gray
Paul Carpenter
Hugh McDermott
Elspet Gray
Paul Carpenter
Jean Lodge
Ronald Adam
Valentine Dyall
Graham Stark
Bruce Beeby
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Conrad Phillips
Bushey Studios
on location
London
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