Forbidden Cargo
1954 | 85m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Harold French |
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| Writer: | Sydney Box |
| Staring: |
| Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team. | |
| Release Date: | May 04, 1954 |
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| Director: | Harold French |
| Writer: | Sydney Box |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | smuggling (contraband) |
| Production Companies | London Independent Producers |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Warner | Maj. Alec White |
| Nigel Patrick | Insp. Michael Kenyon |
| Elizabeth Sellars | Rita Compton |
| Terence Morgan | Roger Compton |
| Greta Gynt | Mme. Simonetta |
| Theodore Bikel | Max |
| Eric Pohlmann | Steven Lasovich |
| Joyce Grenfell | Lady Flavia Queensway |
| Michael Hordern | Director of Customs |
| James Gilbert | Agent Larkins |
| Martin Boddey | Sub-Director Holt |
| Hal Osmond | Baggage Room Clerk |
| Jacques Brunius | Det. Pierre Valance |
| Ronald Adam | Mr. Bennett |
| Jill Adams | Michael's Dance Partner (uncredited) |
| John Arnatt | Customs Officer (uncredited) |
| Ballard Berkeley | Cooper |
| Jacques Cey | Little Frenchman |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Customs Officer |
| Philip Dale | A.P.O. |
| David Davies | (uncredited) |
| Guy De Monceau | Head Waiter (uncredited) |
| Arnold Diamond | French Customs Officer |
| Tom Gill | Montana Hotel Receptionist |
| Campbell Gray | Luigi |
| George Hilsdon | Police Driver (uncredited) |
| John Horsley | Customs Officer |
| Robin Hunter | A.P.O. |
| Douglas Ives | Seaman |
| Hamilton Keene | Cop at London Airport |
| Lloyd Lamble | Captain of Python |
| Terence Longdon | A.P.O. at Customs Launch |
| Nicholas Phipps | Royal Navy Information Officer |
| Denis Shaw | Ship's Cook |
| Campbell Singer | Sergeant Dodson, River Police |
| John Singer | Seaman |
| Philip Stainton | Seaburyness Police Sergeant |
| Herbert C. Walton | Old Man in Dungarees |
| Brian Wilde | Smuggler at Airfield |
| Joan Winmill Brown | W.S.O. |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harold French | Director |
| Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Sydney Box | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sydney Box | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
Nigel Patrick ("Kenyon") works quite well here as a customs and excise inspector who is on the trail of a glamorous brother and sister (Elizabeth Sellars & Terence Morgan) whom he and boss Jack Warner suspect might be involved in a big drug smuggling enterprise. As the plot thickens, he begins to fa ... ll a little for the femme fatale and things all get rather too complicated. It features a fun contribution from Joyce Grenfell as the slightly eccentric tweeter (birds) "Lady Flavia' and keep an eye out for a fleeting visit by Michael Hordern. The writing is a bit bland however, and the investigative sides of the story a bit procedural - but the performances are decent enough and the photography helps the drama along well. Worth a watch.