The Silk Noose

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In post- WW2 Britain, an American fashion journalist, her ex-army fiancé, and a gang of honest toughs from a local gym attempt to bring black market organized crime to justice.

Sugiani, a black-market racketeer in London, following World War II, is amassing a vast fortune until Linda Medbury, an American newspaper reporter, learns about him and his operation. She wages a crusade against Sugiani, and enlists the aid of her fiancée, 'Jumbo' Hyde, a former British Commando captain. Sugiania tries to buy her off but fails, and then threatens her life. Linda and Hyde get a gymnasium operator to lend them some fighters to storm Sugiani's headquarters.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

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Keywords
  • fiance fiancee relationship
  • racketeer
  • newspaper reporter
  • british noir
  • spiv
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Nov 14, 1948
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English Italian French
Filming locations Warner Brothers First National Studios, Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK
Production companies Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) Edward Dryhurst Productions

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Runtime 1h 16m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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