27.2.10

smokescreen (1964)

"It makes things very difficult if there's no body."
A car careens off the White Cliffs of Dover and Roper (Peter Vaughan), an insurance investigator, is sent to investigate. A number of suspects pop up, from the man himself, (as he had only recently taken out the policy), his wife (Yvonne Romain), (who would benefit), the business partner (Gerald Flood), (who has financial troubles), and even the insurance salesman (John Carson), (as he is attracted to the man's wife).
Its no Double Indemnity but its still an entertaining detective thriller. Vaughn plays a wonderful character, who works his way through every scam he can to penny pinch and fiddle expenses, whilst playing detective.

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