John Stride

John Wayne stars as an aging ornery cop sent from the rough-and-tumble beat of Chicago to merry ol' England to retrieve a fugitive racketeer. Richard Attenborough co-stars.

John Wayne cast aside his usual Western gear to portray a tough Irish-American detective on assignment in London to catch a crook who fled the United States to avoid extradition. Wayne's partner in criminal hunting is a British Inspector (Richard Attenborough) with a very different personal style. After a rough bit, they become partners and cooperate in a rousing batch of car chases, false and good leads, booby traps, etc., before they trap their man. Detective Wayne finds time for some heavy flirting with constable Judy Geeson (TO SIR, WITH LOVE), who would prefer that Wayne's flirting was considerably less heavy. Screenplay co-written by Christopher Trumbo (son of Dalton Trumbo).

John Wayne cast aside his usual Western gear to portray a tough Irish-American detective on assignment in London to catch a crook who fled the United States to avoid extradition. Wayne's partner in criminal hunting is a British Inspector (Richard Attenborough) with a very different personal style. After a rough bit, they become partners and cooperate in a rousing batch of car chases, false and good leads, booby traps, etc., before they trap their man. Detective Wayne finds time for some heavy flirting with constable Judy Geeson (TO SIR, WITH LOVE), who would prefer that Wayne's flirting was considerably less heavy. Screenplay co-written by Christopher Trumbo (son of Dalton Trumbo).

Richard Harris heads a first-rate cast as Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon, a demolitions expert dispatched to roiling North Atlantic waters with his second-in-command (David Hemmings) to defuse seven bombs planted aboard a luxury liner by an extortionist. Meanwhile, a Scotland Yard detective (Anthony Hopkins) whose family is on board works feverishly to find the mastermind behind the plot. Roy Kinnear provides comic relief as the ship's social director.

Jennie Jones (Janet Munro) longs for a life of glamour and luxury in the big city, far from the boring routine of her native Wales. After a night on the town with a playboy, Jennie awakens in cold, frightening London and is taken in by kindly barman Bob Williams (John Stride). Although Bob becomes devoted to Jennie, she wants more and becomes the mistress of producer Karl Denny (Alan Badel) until the emptiness overtakes her.