i like the phrase british post war suburban paranoia that one of the reviewer use . it describe so well the kind of film john mill excel in ( the october man ( 1947 ) and the long memory ( 1952 ) ) in between big picture ( scott of the antartic ( 1948 ) and war and peace ( 1956 ) ) . this distinctly eric ambler style plot have john mill play dr. howard latimer and who promise his friend and charles and ( unseen ) to meet a visiting german actress and frieda veldon ( lisa daniely ) at the airport . a creepy reporter jeffrey windsor ( lionel jeffries ) be in his consulting room at the time and offer to give him a lift but while he be track the actress down windsor informs him she be already in the car wait . ( something fishy be go on . ) . howard be drop off for his date and think no more about it . the next night he find her body when he arrive home from work and far more and he find his friend charles could not have rung him a he be still in new york and windsor doesn not seem to exist . early on a patient and mr ambler ( rene ray ) who have be refer to him by doctor george kimber ( mervyn john ) tell of her recur dream about find a dead body and a brass candlestick with a square base . it be a nightmare that be come true for howard but of course when detective inspector dane ( roland culver ) interview her and she deny all knowledge of the conversation the candlestick be later find in the boot of howard daimler . when howard be lie low and robert brady ( wilfred hyde white ) visit him . he call himself a friend he have a photo of windsor that he want to trade for a box of match frieda give howard at the airport . howard return to the flat and charles ring and while howard be on the phone an unknown assailant knock him out and steal the match . who can he trust who hasn not something to hide . this be a top thriller not quite in the same class a the october man and but with john mill do what he do best play ordinary men catch up in impossible mystery . highly recommended .