High Jump (1959)
After he accidentally causes the death of his partner, trapeze artist Bill Ryan leaves the circus and sinks into an alcoholic mire of self-pity. Things look up when elegant Jackie Field takes interest in Bill, but she hides a sinister motive. Ignoring Kitty, the shopgirl who adores him, Bill falls for Jackie and joins her gang of thieves, but the daring stunt she has him perform may lead to disaster.
- Date of release
- 1959-05-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Director
- Godfrey Grayson
Casting
- Richard Wyler — Bill Ryan
- Lisa Daniely — Jackie Field
- Leigh Madison — Kitty
- Michael Peake — Ray Shaw
- Arnold Bell — Tom Rowton
- Nora Gordon — Mrs. Barlow
- Tony Doonan — Frank
- Robert Raglan — Inspector
Interesting facts
High Jump is a low budget 1959 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Richard Wyler and Lisa Daniely. It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard, and produced by The Danzigers.
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