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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):
'COLONEL HARRIS: 60 years old. A man of precise, military habits and bearing. Dresses fastidiously. An ex-probation man, he has met no recognition from either this or his military service.
'JIMMY DUNN: 35-40. A rather dour type of criminal, a fitness fanatic, is an expert on Karate and Judo. Cold, calculating and ruthless, can be violent. A killer.
'SELWYN FRANCIS (DUSTY) MILLER: 35. A rough-and-ready type of crim. Has done time, the Colonel was once his parole officer. A mechanic.
'LENNIE FIELDS: 35. A crim. Fairly athletic, smart in his movements.
'DICK LEE: 25-20. A young crim. Rather sensative [sic], a rough up-bringing has prevented him from achieving better things.
'JENNY HARRIS: 25. A young, attractive girl, daughter of the Colonel. An accident has caused her to live in a wheel chair [sic]. Loves her father, even if she thinks he is eccentric.
'PAY CLERK / BODY GUARD: McArthurs Building site. [sic]
'PHILLIP SCHOFIELD: 50 - 60. The very well to do Managing Director of Amalgamated Indemnity. A friend of serveral [sic] high-up policemen, including the Inspector and Vickers.
'2 SECURITY MEN / 1 ELDERLY SECURITY MAN: Amalgamated Security.
'POLICE SEARCH AND RESCUE SQUAD Actuals.
'CAR DRIVER (SCENE B)
'PAY CAR DRIVER (SCENE QQ AND CCC)'.
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This entry has been compiled from archival research in the Crawford Collection (AFI Research Collection), undertaken by Dr Catriona Mills under the auspices of the 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship.