CROSSTRAP is one of those potboiler thrillers that Britain churned out throughout the 1950s and in the early 1960s. It was once a lost film but the good folk at Renown Pictures have once again made it available for public viewing. It has a standard plot in which an innocent pair of newlyweds arrive at a remote farmhouse only to discover a dead body and a gangster plot to boot.
This one was directed by Robert Hartford-Davis, a man with an interesting career in the horror genre; highlights include THE BLACK TORMENT, CORRUPTION, and THE FIEND. This is one of his lesser outings. The plot is too familiar and the events depicted not entirely realistic. The cast is okay, but actors like Bill Nagy are wasted and Laurence Payne has little to do as the 'leader of the pack'. In the end it all boils down to a lot of running around and attempted peril, but only mild interest.
This one was directed by Robert Hartford-Davis, a man with an interesting career in the horror genre; highlights include THE BLACK TORMENT, CORRUPTION, and THE FIEND. This is one of his lesser outings. The plot is too familiar and the events depicted not entirely realistic. The cast is okay, but actors like Bill Nagy are wasted and Laurence Payne has little to do as the 'leader of the pack'. In the end it all boils down to a lot of running around and attempted peril, but only mild interest.