Dick Barton at Bay (1950): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1950, Dick Barton at Bay is a crime, adventure and family film directed by Godfrey Grayson, running about 64 minutes. “With one bound Dick was free” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. David Phillips (Patrick Macnee) is running down the darkened streets of London's Limehouse district, pursued by two men with guns. He finds a public phone and puts a call through to Dick Barton (Don Stannard), but before he can report, a shot rings out. Barton must piece together what Phillips found out that got him killed. Phillips had been assigned to protect Professor Mitchell (Percy Walsh) and his new development, a ray capable of exploding any unstable element aboard an aircraft in flight. Mitchell has been targeted for kidnapping by Serge Volkoff (Meinhart Maur), a foreign agent from Eastern Europe, as part of a larger, much more sinister plot to destroy England and cripple Western Europe. Complicating matters further is that Mitchell's daughter (Joyce Linden) has also been kidnapped, and Barton must contend with Volkoff's crafty female companion Anna (Tamara Desni).

Who’s in it. Dick Barton at Bay stars Don Stannard as Dick Barton, Tamara Desni as Anna, Meinhart Maur as Serge Volkoff and Joyce Linden as Mary Mitchell, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.5/10, Dick Barton at Bay has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Dick Barton at Bay page.

If you liked it. Fans of Dick Barton at Bay tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Dark Knight.