Flick Review < Never Let Go | John Guillermin (1960)












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Never Let Go, 1960, poster by Wladyslaw Janiszewsk
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Never Let Go , 1960 British thriller
Director John Guillermin
Story John Guillermin / Peter De Sarigny
Screenplay Alun Falconer
Cinematography Christopher Challis
Editing Ralph Sheldon
Story John Guillermin / Peter De Sarigny
Screenplay Alun Falconer
Cinematography Christopher Challis
Editing Ralph Sheldon
Stars Richard Todd, Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Sellars, Adam Faith
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It concerns a man’s attempt to recover his stolen Ford Anglia car.
Sellers played a London villain, in one of his rare straight roles.
The opening and closing credits feature the song “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”. The melody to this song would later be featured prominently in the score to Dr. Strangelove which also stars Peter Sellers.