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Nightbeat (1947)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Harold Huth

Synopsis

After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty criminal, the other becomes a policeman.

Actors

Anne Crawford
Anne Crawford
Julie Kendall
Maxwell Reed
Maxwell Reed
Felix Fenton
Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
Andy Kendall
Christine Norden
Christine Norden
Jackie
Hector Ross
Hector Ross
Don Brady
Fed Groves
Fed Groves
PC Kendall
Sid James
Sid James
Nixon (as Sidney James)
Nicholas Stuart
Nicholas Stuart
Rocky
Frederick Leister
Frederick Leister
Magistrate
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin
Rocky
Cecil Bevan
Cecil Bevan
uncredited
Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron
uncredited
Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
uncredited
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
uncredited
John Martell
John Martell
uncredited
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan
uncredited
Philip Stainton
Philip Stainton
uncredited
H Victor Weske
H Victor Weske
uncredited
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
uncredited

Crews

Harold Huth
Harold Huth
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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