Crossroads to Crime

Crossroads to Crime is a British crime film released in 1960. It was Gerry Anderson's first live-action production and his feature film directorial debut. The film is unique among his works due to the absence of fantasy and science fiction. Police officer Don Ross (Anthony Oliver) discovers a group of hijackers working from a café. When his concerns are rebuffed by his superiors, Ross investigates the gang alone, taking bribes from Diamond (Georg... more

Crossroads to Crime is a British crime film released in 1960. It was Gerry Anderson's first live-action production and his feature film directorial debut. The film is unique among his works due to the absence of fantasy and science fiction. Police officer Don Ross (Anthony Oliver) discovers a group of hijackers working from a café. When his concerns are rebuffed by his superiors, Ross investigates the gang alone, taking bribes from Diamond (George Murcell) while collecting incriminating evidence. As the gang prepares for its next robbery – targeting a £20,000 load of nickel alloy ingots – Ross is determined to topple the ringleader, Miles (Ferdy Mayne), by joining the assault… Anderson approached Anglo-Amalgamated for work after his plans for a new Supermarionation television series, Supercar, to follow on from the success of Four Feather Falls between 1959 and 1960, were rejected by Granada Television, the broadcaster of the earlier series. Filming on Crossroads to Crime took place... less