Breakaway

Year: 1956

Runtime: 72 mins

Language: English

Director: Henry Cass

Crime

Johnny Matlock steals a secret from Berlin’s agents and returns to England under their watchful eye. When his girlfriend Paula is kidnapped, her handbag is found by private eye Duke Martin, who discovers the formula inside and tracks her sister. As Johnny frantically seeks Paula’s rescue, Duke pits the agents against each other in a deadly double‑bluff.

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