Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Aryana Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Leofwine_draca THE LIMPING MAN is a dull vehicle for Hollywood exile Lloyd Bridges, shot in Britain on a low budget. The film certainly has an arresting opening with characters disembarking from a plane at which point one of the passengers is taken out by a lurking sniper. The rest of the film charts a police investigation into the murder while at the same time the film's protagonist, Bridges, learns that his old flame is mixed up in a sinister conspiracy plot.This film is a perfect example of wasted potential. The opening makes for arresting viewing but after about 20 minutes the pace falls flat and the story just limps along lifelessly with little in the way of energy to see it through. It doesn't help that the cast feels lacklustre, with Bridges on autopilot and Moira Lister failing to show the audience why Bridges would bother making the effort of a Transatlantic crossing for her. Only Leslie Phillips is fun in a typical womaniser role. Watch out for a youthful Lionel Blair as a dancer and Jean Marsh in a debut cameo. THE LIMPING MAN also has one of the worst twist endings in all of cinema, yes, no joke, it really is a case of "it was all a dream" and just as awful as that sounds.

seymourblack-1 A great deal seems to happen in a relatively short time in this entertaining murder mystery and it's this pace that plays such a significant part in making "The Limping Man" so enjoyable to watch. Apart from murder, its story also involves blackmail, smuggling and a serious case of mistaken identity, as well as a series of surprising plot developments that all add to the intrigue that deepens consistently as the murder investigation progresses.American ex-serviceman Frank Prior (Lloyd Bridges) returns to London to meet up with the girlfriend that he left behind six years earlier. As he and the other passengers disembark from their plane and walk towards the airport terminal, he turns and asks the man behind him for a light, but when his fellow passenger obliges, he's immediately shot dead by a bullet from a sniper's rifle. Frank's disappointed when his girlfriend Pauline French (Moira Lister) isn't at the airport to meet him and then, because of the circumstances of the murder, has to be interviewed by a couple of Scotland Yard detectives. During his conversation with Inspector Braddock (Alan Wheatley) and Detective Cameron (Leslie Phillips), Frank learns that the dead man's papers indicated that he was Kendall Brown.When Frank eventually meets up with Pauline, she's thrilled to see him and explains why she wasn't at the airport when he arrived. He sees from her many trophies that she's an accomplished marks-woman and also learns that she likes fast cars and boats. A photograph that the police found on Kendall Brown's body leads them to his apartment and a lady in the picture turns out to be Pauline. Another photograph that they find in Brown's apartment leads them to his ex-wife, Helene Castle (Helene Cordet) who works as a singing assistant in a magic show. It transpires that Brown was a criminal and a womaniser and that Pauline had been one of his conquests.Pauline becomes the main murder suspect but Frank discovers that she's also got other troubles because she'd previously been involved in Brown's smuggling activities and is also being blackmailed because of some incriminating letters that she'd written. Clearly, when he decided that he wanted to reunite with his wartime sweetheart, Frank could never have imagined that it would lead him into such a web of intrigue.There's a lot to enjoy in "The Limping Man" as it's very competently directed by blacklisted director Cy Enfield (who wasn't able to be credited for his work), the acting performances are consistently good and there are interesting cameo appearances by a very young-looking Lionel Blair and the well-known illusionist, Robert Harbin. It's just a shame that it all ends with a conclusion that's so sudden, incongruous and utterly disappointing. If it hadn't been for this, the movie would definitely have merited a higher rating.

shazam1950 Though I rated it a 6 I watch it more than some of my other favorite choices. When the plot goes to the music hall theater the song that Helene Cordet ,the magician's assistant, sings while doing the act just knocks me out. Her french accent and slight lisp somehow combine with the music arrangement to just make the movie better for me. Maybe it injects a bit of light humor in a suspense drama. In fact I enjoyed the next musical act about dancing on a big piano keyboard MORE THAN 3 DECADES Before THE MOVIE 'big". But then I always pay attention to musical interludes in movies even though they are suppose to be incidental. I agree with other reviewers about the early cameo bits by Jean Marsh, Rachel Roberts and the Lockeed Constellation. But I frequently find myself putting the movie and going to scene 5 just to hear her sing 'Hey Presto' again. In fact similar music interludes from B movies like MAN FROM CAIRO, CARRY ON SPYING,THE RAWHIDE YEARS,GIRLS AT SEA, make me wish that the soundtracks for audio use were available.

kidboots People had told me about the ending of "The Limping Man" - my response was how bad could it be - the answer - extremely bad!!!! It would have been so much easier to end the film on a more conventional note - but no, someone with a vivid imagination thought - I will make this really memorable - it was memorable but for all the wrong reasons!!!Frank Prior (Lloyd Bridges) is flying back to England to see whether the girl he met during the war still loves him as much as he does her. Crossing the tarmac, one of the passengers is killed by an unknown sniper, just after Prior asks him for a light. After being cleared to go by the police, Frank, tries to contact his friend, Pauline, whose photo just happens to be in the dead man's (Kendall Brown) pocket. When he catches up with Pauline (Moira Lister) she is quite nervous. The police also want to talk to Helen Castle (Helene Cordet), who has a novelty magic act "Hey Presto". She was Kendall's wife but they have been separated for 3 years - or so she says!!!Meanwhile Frank and Pauline spend a leisurely day on the river but when the boat runs out of petrol the man who comes to their assistance seems to know her, as does a stranger from the pub. (Rachel Roberts has a few moments as a chatty barmaid). Then Frank sees the limping man!!!! He finds he is deep in a plot that involves smuggling and incriminating love letters. There is a very funny scene where Frank and Pauline climb into a room (to evade the police) where two children are watching TV - the children get upset because they think the strangers will tell their parents about their nocturnal TV viewing. When they go downstairs the parents are having a party and just assume Frank and Pauline guests!!This was typical of the style of thrillers that John Mills had made ("The Long Memory" etc). I agree Moira Lister was very lack lustre and seemed quite unexciting in her role, certainly not interesting enough to be the dare devil she portrayed. More interesting was Jean Marsh, who became famous playing Rose in the prestigious TV series "Upstairs, Downstairs" - she made her debut in this film playing the land lady's teenage daughter. Lloyd Bridges had several leading roles before his phenomenally successful role as Mike Nelson in the TV series "Sea Hunt".