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63% Critic Match
River Beat
“Diamonds on her meant trouble!”
6.3 / 10• 1954• 1h 10m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly "mule" their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has befriended an Inspector for the Thames River Patrol.
Cast & Crew
John Bentley
Det. Insp. Dan Barker
Lead
Phyllis Kirk
Judy Roberts
LW
Leonard White
Det. Sgt. Mack McLeod
Glyn Houston
Charlie Williamson
Patrick Jordan
Albert Fisher, called both "Al" and "Bert"
HA
Harold Ayer
Steward Alfred Gordon, also called "Al"
David Hurst
Paddy Maclure
Charles Lloyd Pack
John Hendrick
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Guy Green's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. River Beat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
