Herbert Lom is superbly pervasive in this drama about the hypnotic "Torg", who alights on a struggling circus run by "Phil" (Ben Lyon) and his brother "Tom" (David Farrar). He introduces them to a game-changing acrobatic act that soon has the crowds turning up in droves. As success starts to come, "Torg" seeks more from the pair, and from his high-flying partner "Mary" (Anne Crawford) and when they start resisting his demands, things start to take a some distinctly threatening turns. At times, it's got a really effective feel to it, this film - the cast work well together and Lom really has an eeriness and creepiness about his personality that exudes as good a degree of menace as I've seen in ages. Unfortunately, though, the dialogue is poor as is the overall pace of the story - far too many distracting circus routines and romantic sub-plots that drag it down when "Korn" isn't driving the storyline. Pity. Had John Harlow focussed more on his best asset - the nasty and increasingly egregious character we could have had a better film. Still, it is a good watch.