The Man in the Road is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit and Cyril Cusack. The film was shot at Beaconsfield Studios. It was based on a popular contemporary novel He Was Found in the Road by Anthony Armstrong.
Plot
A brilliant scientist suffering from amnesia is hunted by Communist agents in search of a secret formula.
Cast
Derek Farr as Ivan Mason/Doctor James Paxton
Ella Raines as Rhona Ellison
Donald Wolfit as Professor Cattrell
Lisa Daniely as Nurse Mitzi
Bruce Beeby as Doctor Manning
Russell Napier as Superintendent Davidson of Scotland Yard
Cyril Cusack as Doctor Kelly
Frederick Piper as Inspector Hayman
Karel Stepanek as Dmitri Balinkev
Olive Sloane as Mrs Lemming, the landlady
Alfred Maron as Ambulance driver
John Welsh as Employer
Robert Bruce as Scotland Yard Detective
Critical reception
Britmovie called the film a "fast-paced, implausible, but engrossing Cold War spy thriller." TV Guide wrote, "the complicated plot never really amounts to anything more than predictable propaganda, though a capable cast handles the material in a professional and convincing manner."
References
Bibliography
Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.