The opening scenes were shot in London, but much of the rest of the film was shot on location in West Sussex and East Sussex, including the Brighton area. They describe it as an "uncommonly neat little insurance racket-cum-murder thriller" and praise the way that its comic relief is "built into the fabric of the film's main narrative action". The film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane selected Smokescreen as one of the 15 most meritorious British B films made between the Second World War and 1970. BFI Screenonline described the film as "an utterly charming B-film comedy-thriller that emphasises character as much as plot and makes full use of extensive location footage." Damaris Hayman as Mrs Roper's nurse (uncredited)Īccording to the Radio Times reviewer: "this above-average programme filler has a passable plot (involving a little bit of skulduggery in suburban Brighton) that's kept moving swiftly and painlessly by director Jim O'Connolly.Vaughan plays with a dogged determination that is efficient, engaging and quite at odds with the more sinister characterisations he would essay later in his career".Derek Francis as Dexter's doctor (uncredited).Penny Morrell as Helen, Turner's secretary.
Deryck Guyler as Station master (as Derek Guyler).Roper and the police have to find out whether they are dealing with an accident, an insurance fraud or a murder. The car is recovered and no body is found. The insurance company is suspicious, as the man had only recently taken out life insurance for a large sum. Mr Roper, an insurance investigator, travels to Brighton to assess the apparent death of a businessman after his burning car was seen crashing over a cliff into the sea. Smokescreen is a 1964 British crime drama film, written and directed by Jim O'Connolly and starring Peter Vaughan.
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