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Pool of London

Pool of London
★ 6.6/10•1951•1h 25m•NR•Crime•Drama•Thriller

A drama of the river underworld

Merchant sailor Dan MacDonald has a lucrative sideline in smuggling black market goods ashore. While docked in London, MacDonald and his best friend, Johnny Lambert, get mixed up with a gang of ruthless jewel thieves, who hire MacDonald to smuggle their loot out of the country. Complications arise when Johnny falls for a charming but pernicious young woman named Pat, and is falsely charged with murder.

Basil Dearden · Director

John Eldridge · Screenplay

Jack Whittingham · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 20, 1951

Actors

Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

Dan MacDonald

Susan Shaw

Susan Shaw

Pat

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Sally

Earl Cameron

Earl Cameron

Johnny Lambert

Moira Lister

Moira Lister

Maisie

Max Adrian

Max Adrian

Charlie Vernon - acrobat / George

Joan Dowling

Joan Dowling

Pamela, Maisie's sister

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Engine Room Officer Trotter

Michael Golden

Michael Golden

Customs Officer Andrews

John Longden

John Longden

Det. Insp. Williams

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Alf

Christopher Hewett

Christopher Hewett

Mike

Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Harry

John Adams

Plainclothes Policeman in Squad Car (uncredited)

John Arnatt

John Arnatt

Squad Car Officer (uncredited)

Mae Bacon

Ethel the Barmaid (uncredited)

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