Impulse

Impulse

1/1/1954 1h 20m 4.5/10

Overview

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.

Director

Cy Endfield

Top Billed Cast

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Alan Curtis

Jack Allen

Jack Allen

Freddie James

Constance Smith

Constance Smith

Lila Ray

Joy Shelton

Joy Shelton

Elizabeth Curtis

James Carney

Jack Forrester

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Gray

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

11/21/2022

5/10

Though it is short and sweet, Cy Endfield still struggles with this slightly contrived British murder/mystery. The rather wooden Arthur Kennedy ("Curtis") meets the glamorous "Lila" Constance Smith) in an hotel bar whilst his wife "Elizabeth" (Joy Shelton) has gone away for the weekend. After what seems like the briefest of introductions, he forgets any semblance of the sanctity of his marriage vows and as a result gets tangled up with some murderous diamond smugglers before a predictable ending. It's not a great example of the genre, more a rather stodgily paced vehicle for a visiting American star.

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