The Intruder

The Intruder is a 1953 British drama film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Jack Hawkins, Michael Medwin, George Cole, Dennis Price, George Baker and Hugh Williams. The soundtrack was composed by Francis Chagrin, conducted by Muir Mathieson. The story, adapted from a 1949 novel by Robin Maugham The Line on Ginger, which tells of a commanding officer of a 2nd World War British tank regiment who is burgled by a former soldier who had fought under his command. The officer sets out to discover why one of his best men became involved in crime after he was de-mobbed. This is reflected in several flash-back episodes in which events during the war are contrasted with how each of the main characters cope with life in civvy street. Post-war London is the backdrop including Belgravia, Covent Garden market, Loughborough Junction and the Dulwich Hospital. A contemporary critic commented that the film treated the subject "with intelligence, taste, and a feeling for the medium"; he also wrote ...