Clash by Night (1963 film)
[citation needed] A bus transporting criminals from court to prison is held up by crooks who rescue one of their gang.To give the gang leader plenty of time to escape, he tells everyone – two prison officers, the driver and five prisoners – that the barn has been doused in petrol, and that two gang members will stay behind outside to guard it, and will set fire to the straw-filled building if anyone tries to escape.Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Despite the coincidences on which so much of the story depends, this is a fairly entertaining thriller, briskly developed and with well-written dialogue."[3] Variety wrote: "Although too weak to stand on its own, the oft-told tale of human crosstypes found in an assortment of escaped convicts comes off fairly well thanks to several good performances.Director Montgomery Tully, unable to provide much room for his cast to swing, has chosen to stress characterizations rather than action. ...