Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Cliff Owen Director
- William Sylvester as Layton / Steve Ross
- Mai Zetterling as Ruth Lombard
- John Meillon as Johnny Hemick
- Anthony Dawson as James Dawson
- Neil McCarthy as Leo Farrell
- Joseph Fürst as Paul Varna
- Harry Baird as Gill Hall
- John Phillips as Chief Superintendent Gault
- Victor Brooks as Inspector Adams
- Diana King as Maggie Dawson
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