Breakaway
Original British quad poster
Directed by	Henry Cass
Written by	Norman Hudis
Based on	an original story by Manning O'Brine
Produced by	Robert S. Baker Monty Berman
Starring	Tom Conway Michael Balfour Honor Blackman Brian Worth
Cinematography	Monty Berman
Edited by	Anne Barker
Music by	Stanley Black Ivor Slaney
Production company	Cipa
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures (UK)
Release date	16 July 1956 (1956-07-16) (UK)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Breakaway is a 1955 British thriller film directed by Henry Cass from a script by Norman Hudis.^[1] It stars Tom Conway, Michael Balfour and Honor Blackman.^[2] A private eye is hot on the tail of a stolen secret formula and a kidnapped young woman. It is a sequel to Barbados Quest.

Cast

• Tom Conway as Tom 'Duke' Martin
• Michael Balfour as Barney
• Honor Blackman as Paula Grant / Paula Jackson
• Brian Worth as Johnny Matlock
• Bruce Seton as Webb
• Freddie Mills as Pat
• Alexander Gauge as MacAllister
• John Horsley as Michael Matlock
• Paddy Webster as Diane Grant
• John Colicos as First Kidnapper
• Larry Taylor as Second Kidnapper
• Arthur Lowe as Mitchell
• Frederick Schrecker as Professor Dohlmann

Critical reception

In a contemporary review, Today's Cinema called the film "slickly manufactured crime entertainment";^[3] while more recently, TV Guide called it an "absurd whodunit".^[4]