23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Can you imagine squeaky-clean Van Johnson in an Alfred Hitchcock-esque thriller? If you can’t, but you’d like to, check out the exciting British flick 23 Paces to Baker Street. Van plays an American writer living in London. Since the terrible accident that cost him his sight, he’s retreated from society, avoided work, and broken up with his fiancé Vera Miles. Vera still loves him, but she realizes he’s lost interest in life. When a mystery draws him in, he realizes he can still put together clues without seeing them.
Cecil Parker costars as Van Johnson’s devoted butler, hilarious at every turn. He’s sent on errands, like taking pictures of suspects or following people and taking note of their whereabouts. But, sometimes he gets confused. . . Once he waits outside the wrong building for hours in the rain and brings home nothing but a head cold.
Chances are you haven’t heard of this movie because there are lots of classic thrillers more famous, but check it out if it appeals to you. I really enjoyed it, more than I thought I would. It had a good pace to it, jokes to balance out the thriller aspects, and more than enough suspense to keep you through. Pair this movie with Wait Until Dark on a rainy weekend for a very exciting time!
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Cecil Parker costars as Van Johnson’s devoted butler, hilarious at every turn. He’s sent on errands, like taking pictures of suspects or following people and taking note of their whereabouts. But, sometimes he gets confused. . . Once he waits outside the wrong building for hours in the rain and brings home nothing but a head cold.
Chances are you haven’t heard of this movie because there are lots of classic thrillers more famous, but check it out if it appeals to you. I really enjoyed it, more than I thought I would. It had a good pace to it, jokes to balance out the thriller aspects, and more than enough suspense to keep you through. Pair this movie with Wait Until Dark on a rainy weekend for a very exciting time!
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Van Johnson movies here!