Breakaway

Jul 16, 1956

1h 12m

★ 5.2

Overview

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to England. His girlfriend Paula is kidnapped but her handbag is discovered at the scene of the crime by the aristocratic private eye, Duke Martin. Inside it he discovers the secret formula that the agents are searching for and tracks down her sister Paula. As Johnny grows frantic for the safe return of his girlfriend, Duke Martin plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Cipa

Breakaway Trailers

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Cast

Tom Martin

Tom Conway

Barney

Michael Balfour

Paula Grant / Paula Jackson

Honor Blackman

Johnny Matlock

Brian Worth

Webb

Bruce Seton

Pat

Freddie Mills

MacAllister

Alexander Gauge

Michael Matlock

John Horsley

Diane Grant

Paddy Webster

First Kidnapper

John Colicos

Second Kidnapper

Larry Taylor

Mitchell

Arthur Lowe

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