A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr, a married lawyer, against a blackmailer who has photos of Farr and a young gay man (who is being blackmailed and later commits suicide)in Farr's car. After the suicide, Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money by the same blackmailer. The well-educated police Detective Inspector Harris considers the sodomy law nothing more than an aid to blackmailers, and helps Farr in calling his blackmailer's bluff. The movie, far ahead of its time, ends with Farr and his wife coming to terms with his homosexuality after the public exposure he faces in the blackmailer's trial.

Starring:

Alan Howard, Alan MacNaughton, Anthony Nicholls, Charles Lloyd Pack, David Evans, Dawn Beret, Dennis Price, Derren Nesbitt, Dirk Bogarde, Donald Churchill, Frank Pettitt, Frank Thornton, Hilton Edwards, John Barrie, John Bennett, John Boxer, John Cairney, Margaret Diamond, Mavis Villiers, Nigel Stock, Noel Howlett, Norman Bird, Peter Copley, Peter McEne

Genre:

Drama, Crime