Noose 1948 Based on a play by Richard Llewellyn, he also wrote the screenplay, directed by Edmond T Gréville. A British film that was called The Silk Noose in the US.
That's Derek Farr and Carole Landis in the photo. Derek is Captain Jumbo Hyde, he's back in London after the war. Carole is his ex-fiance and she's called Linda Medbury, she's an American reporter. The guy with the droopy mustache in the poster is Joseph Calleia, he's a baddie called Sugiani. He runs some rackets and nightclub. Linda sets her sights on him and his organization. She gets too close for comfort and Sugiani pushes back. The local police are pretty corrupt so Jumbo rallies the guys at his gym and they keep an eye on Linda. They also smash up some of Sugiani's rackets and battle his henchmen.
The characters are interesting and I liked the story well enough. There's a bit of humor and plenty of rough housing. I liked the vigilantes from the gym and I enjoyed the movie. I'd watch it again. There's a copy or two on YouTube, link in the title above.
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