Three Steps to the Gallows

Three Steps to the Gallows
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Gilling
Starring	Scott Brady Mary Castle
Music by	Stanley Black
Production company	Tempean Films
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures (US) Eros Films (UK)
Release date	1 January 1954 (US)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Three Steps to the Gallows, released in the United States as White Fire, is a 1953 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Scott Brady, Mary Castle and Gabrielle Brune. The film, essentially a British second feature, is enhanced by the attractive American leads.

Premise

An American merchant ship officer on shore leave in London learns that his brother is about to be hanged in three days and sets out to prove his innocence against an organised smuggling gang based in a nightclub. His plight becomes increasingly tense in the face of double crosses and bad decisions in a race against time.

Partial cast

• Scott Brady - Gregor Stevens
• Mary Castle - Yvonne Durante
• Gabrielle Brune - Lorna Dryhurst
• Ferdy Mayne - Mario Sartago
• Colin Tapley - Arnold Winslow
• John Blythe - Dave Leary
• Michael Balfour - Carter
• Lloyd Lamble - James Smith
• Julian Somers – John Durante
• Ballard Berkeley - Inspector Haley
• Ronan O'Casey - Crawson
• Johnnie Schofield - Charley
• Paul Erickson - Larry Stevens
• Hal Osmond - Desk clerk
• Ronald Leigh-Hunt - Captain Adams
• Dennis Chinnery - Bill

External links

• Three Steps to the Gallows at IMDb