No Road Back
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Produced in England, No Road Back was released worldwide by RKO Radio Pictures. Margaret Rawlings dominates the proceedings as Mrs. Railton, the blind and deaf owner of a nightclub. To finance the medical-school education of her son John (Skip Homeier), Mrs. Railton has worked as a fence for a gang of diamond thieves. When John returns from school, his mother plans one last, big heist, after which she'll quit the racket. Things go wrong, however, and a guard is killed during the robbery. John is apprised of his mother's complicity, whereupon the plotline shifts into high gear. No Road Back is best-known today as the feature-film debut of Sean Connery, here cast as a seedy lowlife named Spike. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- Skip Homeier - John Railton
- Paul Carpenter - Clem Hayes
- Patricia Dainton - Beth
- Norman Wooland - Inspector Harris
- Margaret Rawlings - Mrs. Railton
- Sean Connery - Spike
Credit
Montgomery Tully - Director, James Connock - Editor, John Veale - Composer (Music Score), Lionel Banes - Cinematographer, Steven Pallos - Producer, Charles A. Leeds - Producer, Montgomery Tully - Screenwriter, Charles A. Leeds - Screenwriter, Falkland L. Cary - Play Author, Philip Weathers - Play Author| No Right Turn (2009 Film), No Return Address (1961 Film) | |
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No Road Back
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Written by | Falkland L. Cary, Charles Leeds |
| Starring | Skip Homeier, Sean Connery |
| Release date(s) | 1957 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
No Road Back is a 1957 British B picture crime drama, notable mainly for being the first major film role for future filmstar Sean Connery. Connery's role is that of a minor gangster, Spike, who has a speech impediment.
Cast
- Skip Homeier as John Railton
- Paul Carpenter as Clem Hayes
- Patricia Dainton as Beth
- Norman Wooland as Inspector Harris
- Margaret Rawlings as Mrs. Railton
- Eleanor Summerfield as Marguerite
- Alfie Bass as Rudge Harvey
- Sean Connery as Spike
Trivia
- During filming, Connery was encouraged by fellow members of the cast to complain to the film's director, Montgomery Tully, about his character's stutter. Not realising it was a practical joke, Tully apparently himself suffered from a similar handicap, and berated the young actor by allegedly replying, "Who the f-f-fuck do you think you are, L-L-Larry Olivier?"
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