Offbeat

Offbeat

1961•1h 11m•6.1/10

Crime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.1/10(10)

When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.

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Production

Northiam Productions, British Lion Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

William Sylvester

William Sylvester

Layton / Steve Ross

Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling

Ruth Lombard

John Meillon

John Meillon

Johnny Hemick

Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

James Dawson

Neil McCarthy

Neil McCarthy

Leo Farrell

Joseph Fürst

Joseph Fürst

Paul Varna

Harry Baird

Harry Baird

Gill Hall

John Phillips

John Phillips

Chief Superintendent Gault

Victor Brooks

Victor Brooks

Inspector Adams

Diana King

Diana King

Maggie Dawson

Gerard Heinz

Gerard Heinz

Jake

Nan Munro

Sarah Bennett

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

J. B. Wykeham

Neil Wilson

Neil Wilson

Pat Ryan

Sidney Vivian

Sam French

William Sherwood

Bank Manager

Andrew Laurence

Bank Clerk

Patricia Shakesby

Typist

Anthony Baird

Anthony Baird

City Constable

Tom Clegg

Tom Clegg

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