Two con-men just released from prison get straight back to their old tricks.
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Richard Murdoch
Cmdr. Bissham-Ryley
William Kendall
Major Rory McQuarry
Maya Koumani
Maxine Millard
William Hartnell
Grimshaw
Neil Hallett
Basil Wantage
Bruce Seton
Inspector Shearing
Ellis Irving
Captain Sharples
Larry Burns
Barman
Llewellyn Rees
Mellinger
Paul Beradi
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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