The Wallet (U.S. title Blueprint for DangerBoard of Trade Journal vl 164 p1007 1953 The title of the film, "The Wallet" (Br/E 16639), registered on 31 May 1952, has been altered to "Blueprint for Danger" and the length altered to 5,100 feet.) is a 1952 British crime film directed by Morton Lewis and starring John Longden, Chili Bouchier and Roberta Huby. It was written by Ted Willis,The Motion Picture Guide 9 p3726 "Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross - 1985 64m Sunset/ Archway bw (AKA: BLUEPRINT FOR DANGER) John Longden (Man with Pipe), Chil Bouchier (Babs), Roberta Huby (Dot Johnson), Alfred ... It's found by a passing stranger, Longden, and the wallet takes a strange trip of its own." and was produced as a second feature for release on a double bill.
Preservation status The British Film Institute National Archive holds no stills or ephemera, and no film or video materials.
Plot During a fight on a train between police and enemy agents, a wallet containing £100 and valuable papers is thrown out of a window It then passes through the hands of three people: a dancer trying escape from a disreputable club, a crooked cashier, and a blackmailer. A mysterious pipe-smoking stranger follows the wallet's trail, obtains it, and is then arrested.
Cast John Longden as man with pipe Chili Bouchier as Babs Roberta Huby as Dot Johnson Alfred Farrell as Harry Maythorpe Hilda Fenemore as Alice Maythorpe Diana Calderwood as May Jenkins
Reception The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A film which recalls the days of quota quickie production; script, direction and acting are all quite deplorable."
Kine Weekly wrote: "Magazine melodrama, illustrating life on London's seamy side. Three stories are blended into one and the culminating chapter underlines the adage, 'crime does not pay.' The acting is a trifle uneven and the edges are a bit rough, but the novel central idea easily offsets histrionic and technical shortcomings. A quart in a pint pot, it carrieg quite a kick and gives good value for money."
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Modestly staged, this British quota feature ... is acted forthrightly, packs semi-melodramatic situations, culminating action, and good human appeal into its unfolding. The scripting conveys a sense of individual characterisation, rather than stock types. Characters' intentions are not made too transparent."
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