Hawkins is an ex-soldier who is surprised when a burglar he catches is none other than Medwin, a former member of his regiment. Medwin thinks Hawkins is calling the police and flees. Hawkins begins a cross-country search for the other regiment members to find out what happened to Medwin.
The film alternates between present time and flashbacks as he discovers what happened to the old corps. The film is well acted, and the flashbacks between wartime and peacetime are nicely integrated. However, things start to get tedious after a while and once the message of the postwar troubles of
veterans is made clear, there's little left to say.
Released:
1953
Rated:
NR
Length:
84 mins