Nowhere to Go

1958
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1h 29m

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6.8/10

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Maggie Smith and George Nader in Nowhere to Go (1958)

In London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplice takes the security key while he only has the pass code.

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In London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplice takes the security key while... Read allIn London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplice takes the security key while he only has the pass code.In London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplice takes the security key while he only has the pass code.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

973

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

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George Nader

Paul Gregory

Maggie Smith

Bridget Howard

Bernard Lee

Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

Geoffrey Keen

Inspector Scott

Bessie Love

Harriet P. Jefferson

Harry H. Corbett

Danny Sullivan
(as Harry Corbett)

Andree Melly

Rosa - Cocktail waitress

Beckett Bould

Gamekeeper
(uncredited)

Eddie Boyce

Man in Ice Hockey Crowd
(uncredited)

Jim Brady

Prison Officer
(uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

Woman at Hockey Match
(uncredited)

Michael Collins

George - Store Detective
(uncredited)

Aidan Harrington

Man in Ice Hockey Crowd
(uncredited)

Barbara Hicks

Agnes the Maid
(uncredited)

George Hilsdon

Sullivan's Chauffeur
(uncredited)

George Holdcroft

Man in Ice Hockey Crowd
(uncredited)

Glyn Houston

Box Office Clerk
(uncredited)

Arthur Howard

First Mr. Dodds
(uncredited)

Directors
- Seth Holt
- Basil Dearden
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Trivia
Credited theatrical movie debut of Dame Maggie Smith (Bridget Howard).

Goofs
When Gregory is talking to Sloane after the heist, and changing his shoes, a moving shadow of the boom microphone is visible behind Sloane.

Quotes
Pet Shop Clerk: You know what's the matter with this fish of yours don't you? He's dead. Why don't you get yourself something that'll last a little longer? Like a kangaroo or something?

Connections
Featured in Tea With the Dames (2018)

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7/10

A very good British noir pic.

When the film begins, Paul Gregory (George Nader) escapes from prison. Soon after, you see a flashback to learn what brought him to prison. It seems that he recently came from the US to the UK and expected to get a light sentence when he steals a coin collection. He then expects to be able to escape, retreive the stolen collection and beat it out of the country. He definitely is a cool character....and you wonder if he is quite as clever as he thought he was when his plan starts to unravel!

George Nader was a handsome actor who left the US in the late 1950s to make films in Europe, such as the Jerry Cotton spy films. This is because he was outed in the press in the States and felt he had more options for work in Europe...which he apparently did. Here he is quite good in the lead...one of his few leading roles of this period in his career.

This is an interesting example of British film noir. While it lacks the cool camera angles of the best of the noir, its amoral sensibilities and coldness of the main character are classic noir all the way. Well worth seeing and it's a quiet, brooding sort of film.