When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.
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William Sylvester as Layton / Steve Ross
Mai Zetterling as Ruth Lombard
John Meillon as Johnny Hemick
Anthony Dawson as James Dawson
Neil McCarthy as Leo Farrell
Joseph Fürst as Paul Varna
Harry Baird as Gill Hall
John Phillips as Chief Superintendent Gault
Victor Brooks as Inspector Adams
Diana King as Maggie Dawson
Gerard Heinz as Jake
Nan Munro as Sarah Bennett
Ronald Adam as J. B. Wykeham
Neil Wilson as Pat Ryan
Sidney Vivian as Sam French
William Sherwood as Bank Manager
Cliff Owen Director
Peter Barnes Writer
E.M. Smedley-Aston Producer
Ken Jones Music
Geoffrey Faithfull Director of Photography
Antony Gibbs Editor
George Provis Art Direction
Jill Carpenter Makeup Artist
Betty Sherriff Hairstylist
Clifton Brandon Production Manager
René Dupont Assistant Director
Red Law Sound Recordist
Bill Salter Sound Recordist
Frank Drake Camera Operator
Ken Jones Conductor
Kay Rawlings Continuity
The Devil Inside Trailer
United Kingdom 01 January 1961
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