Peter Cushing has one of his best non-horror roles as a Scrooge-like manager of a suburban London bank, driving his loyal staff mad with his persnickety discipline. Enter Col. Gore-Hepburn (André Morell), making a surprise inspection from the home office—who plans to empty the bank’s vault with effortless aplomb. Superb suspense combined with tart character study, all told in 84-consecutive minutes. One of Hammer’s best!