Split Second

Stephen McNally stars as a desperate escaped convict who's elated to discover a deserted town with his motley group of hostages - until he learns it's the site of an impending nuclear test. Suspense-filled drama, with Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling and Keith Andes. The second of this week's three films shown to celebrate the centenary of Dick Powell's birth, this offering marked the directorial debut of the Hollywood stalwart, whose long and varied career in showbusiness saw him beginning as a singing child star, maturing into a heavyweight actor before finally turning his hand to film-making