Time Is My Enemy (1954)

A small time crook (Dennis Price), believed to be have been killed in WWII, kills a man during a jewel robbery. Unable to find a fence for the "hot" jewels since it involves murder and not just theft, he looks up his wife (Renee Asherson) who, believing him dead, has remarried to a wealthy publisher (Patrick Barr). He demands money from her to leave the country or he will tell her husband. Based on the play SECOND CHANCE by Ella Adkins and directed by Don Chaffey (JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS). This efficient economical little thriller is good fun with its share of twists and turns. Of course, if the wife did the logical thing from the start and tell her husband about the blackmail and then gone to the police, she could have avoided all the trouble that follows. But then, we wouldn't have much a movie, would we? If you're into thrillers and/or noir then this should be right up your alley. It's a minor film but manages to keep the tension quotient fairly high. With Duncan Lamont, Susan Shaw, Dandy Nichols, Mavis Villiers and Alfie Bass.