Man on the Run

Man on the Run is a 1949 British film noir directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edward Chapman, Kenneth More and Laurence Harvey. It was an early role for More. Plot An army deserter, still a fugitive in post-war Britain, wanders into a pawn shop robbery and finds himself mistakenly wanted for murder. Forced to go on the run while attempting to prove his innocence, he meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals. Cast Derek Farr as Sergeant Peter Burden, alias Brown Joan Hopkins as Jean Adams Edward Chapman as Chief Inspector Mitchell Laurence Harvey as Detective Sergeant Lawson Howard Marion-Crawford as 1st Paratrooper Alfie Bass as Bert the Barge Mate John Bailey as Dan Underwood, burglar John Stuart as Detective Inspector Jim McBane Edward Underdown as Slim Elfey, Burglar Missing Fingers Leslie Perrins as Charlie the Fence Kenneth More as Corporal Newman the Blackmailer Martin Miller as Tony, Cafe Proprietor Cameron Hall as Reg Hawkins Eleanor Summerfield as May Baker, Anchor Hotel Anthony Nicholls as Station Inspector (Wapping) Valentine Dyall as Army Judge Advocate