A TAUT thriller interweaving sci-fi fantasy and a story of deadly industrial intrigue, Timeslip (12) is a 1955 feature from Emmy Award-winning British writer and director Ken Hughes (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). Timeslip is available to own on DVD from 13 October 2014, RRP £9.99, courtesy of Network Distributing’s ‘The British Film’ collection.
Showcasing strong performances from American leads Gene Nelson (Kissin’ Cousins, Harum Scarum) and Faith Domergue (This Island Man, It Came From Beneath The Sea), this rare feature, also known as The Atomic Man, is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
A near-lifeless body is recovered from the Thames, shot in the back, and science reporter Delaney identifies the victim as Stephen Rayner, a nuclear physicist who works at a nearby research institute. Delaney goes to the institute and is introduced to a man everyone believes to be Rayner; the likeness is uncanny. Delaney returns to the hospital and questions the now conscious man, who mumbles the name ‘VASQUO’ and initials ‘U.T.C.’… a revelation that unfolds into a drama of international espionage.
