An evocative snapshot of England in the 50s as seen by filmmakers but about as close to the real thing as Mrs Dale's Diary. Accents are split into regal cut glass, chirpy cockney and Farmer Giles. As it is in colour, it is redeemed somewhat by the vivid images of London and the suburbs. However, the acting and dialogue are occasionally dire. David Farrar is OK as the chief cop, although probably wishing he was in Hollywood. David Knight, token Yank, has all the charisma of a wet haddock and Julia Arnall, pretty as she is, has the acting talent of the Woodentops. The exchanges between them almost ruin the film. However, worth a viewing to spot some famous character actors and for the unravelling of the convoluted plot. And it is good to see that the police had so much resource available those days that they were able to assign a detective inspector to the child's disappearance within an hour of it happening

I have seen this film a number of times on television. I find it quite pleasant and nostalgic as I was a young boy in the UK in the 50's and the images bring back so many pleasant memories. It is good to see so many actors in supporting roles who went on to become major stars in the UK like Barbara Windsor and Thora Hird, and a host of other well known British characters.It is a typical British 50's film and is well made and well acted, although albeit quite stiff upper lipped and somewhat wooden, especially from the leading actors like the child's mother. In fairness to her the lines that were given to her were pretty weak, and it is a shame that her movie career did not go as well as it could of - she was certainly a quite stunning girl.

The plot is centered around a young baby being kidnapped and the parents David Knight and Julia Arnall plus Detective David Farrar's efforts to find the missing infant. Knight is the token American that seemed to be the staple of any British film of that time, you just gotta have a Yank in this Rank. Julia Arnall is a stunner; a German model signed by Rank but unfortunately not the best of actresses her contract didn't last long. A shame because with her looks she was almost in the Grace Kelly class. The tension builds nicely and there is a virtual parade of character actors and actresses that appeared in so many British films of the period. I was a boy of 11 when this film was made and it adds to the enjoyment to see cars, trucks and buses of that time in colour instead of the usual black and white.

This was when us Brits still had stiff lips and knew "our place".It is no wonder Yanks get such a false picture of the Brits from this sort of stuff.Nonetheless it reeks of nostalgia. You can almost smell the leather on the car seats!I particularly liked the view of all the 1955 coaches lined up at Victoria Coach Station, London. That coach station is still there in the hub of west London, awkwardly located for any of us on the east of the country but the place that remains the hub of coaches throughout the UK.I spotted a very young and almost good looking Dandy Nichols, I suppose this must be what she looked like when Alf Garnett (Till death us do part!) fell for her!One senses they were trying to be trendy and "with it" with the female CID officer who was a sergeant already. A very enjoyable time was had by all even though the main characters were unfamiliar, even to an oldster like me.