WALK A TIGHTROPE is a short British thriller (69 minutes) with a simple and slightly contrived plot that feels aboute ten years older than it actually is. Other than some of the lower necklines to distinguish it as a mid-'60s picture, this type of film could - and often was - churned out during the early '50s, featuring domestic drama and mild, small scale thriller aspects. This one has an imported American star in Dan Duryea, playing a hitman hired by a wife to take care of her ex-husband. However he gets the wrong guy and the plot goes from there. It's a rather tepid little thriller that doesn't really achieve much, although Patricia Owens is fine as the female lead. The story only really comes to life in the courtroom climax and the twist ending, but before then it's very average.
Review of Walk a Tightrope
