Delayed Action 1954 DVD - Robert Ayres / June Thorburn

A desperate man, teetering on the edge of despair, accepts an eighteen-month pact to act as the public face for a morally dubious businessman, with his own life as the ultimate price. During this grim tenure, he pens a successful novel and falls in love, yearning to escape the deadly contract — only to be denied release. Cast: - Robert Ayres as Ned Ellison - June Thorburn as Anne Curlew - Alan Wheatley as Mark Cruden - Bruce Seton as Sellars - Michael Balfour as Honey - Michael Kelly as Lobb - John Horsley as Worsley - Olive Kirby as Angela Bentley - Ballard Berkeley as Inspector Crane - Ian Fleming as Dr. Jepson Runtime: 58 minutes