Cloudburst (1951)
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11% want to see it
(21 ratings)
Teeny-tiny Hammer pictures built its reputation on second-feature melodramas before graduating to gore-encrusted horror epics. Cloudburst is a low-key thriller starring American actor Robert Preston, whose casting assured a certain degree of business in the States. Preston plays a code expert,… More Teeny-tiny Hammer pictures built its reputation on second-feature melodramas before graduating to gore-encrusted horror epics. Cloudburst is a low-key thriller starring American actor Robert Preston, whose casting assured a certain degree of business in the States. Preston plays a code expert, resettled in England after the war and working at the British Foreign Office. One morning, Preston's wife is struck down and killed by a car driven by escaping criminals. Preston bypasses the efforts of Scotland Yard and pursues the criminals himself, using his codebreaking skills to track down the "big boys" in charge. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Francis Searle
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Robert Preston is wonderfully expressive as the man who is obsessed with getting revenge.
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Cast
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Robert Preston
as John Graham
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Elizabeth Sellars
as Carol Graham
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Colin Tapley
as Inspector Davis
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Sheila Burrell
as Lorna Dawson
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Harold Lang
as Mickie Fraser
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Mary Germaine
as Peggy
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Thomas Heathcote
as Jackie
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George Woodbridge
as Sgt. Ritchie
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Lynn Evans
as Chuck Peters
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Edith Sharpe
as Mr. Reece
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James Mills
as Thompson
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Daphne Anderson
as Kate
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Edward Lexy
as Cardew
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Noel Howlett
as Johnson
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Robert Brown
as Carter
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Charles Saynor
as Constable
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Gerald Case
as Doctor
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Frederic Steger
as Porter
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Stanley Baker
as Milkman
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Martin Boddey
as Desk Sergeant
- Lyn Evans
