Man from Tangier (1957)

Director
Lance Comfort

Main cast
Robert Hutton; Lisa Gastoni; Martin Benson; Derek Sydney; Robert Shaw

Genres
Crime, Drama

Description
International crook Armstrong flees post-war Tangier with priceless forgery plates and is pursued to London where he accidentally swaps coats in a barber's shop with film actor Chuck Collins, setting off a train of events.


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