White Trap, The

Date: 1959
Director: Sidney Hayers
Production Company: Independent Artists

Stars: Lee Patterson, Conrad Phillips
Location(s): Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex

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Storyline:

Serving a jail sentence for a crime he claims that he didn’t commit, a man escapes from prison to reach his wife who is about to have their baby.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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As Paul Langley climbs from the water after swimming across a river, a group of Prison Warders with dogs appear.

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A black maria arrives to transfer the recaptured Langley to another prison. The rear of the studio complex on Station Road in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

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With Langley handcuffed in the back, the van departs. Inside the grounds of Beaconsfield Studios in Buckinghamshire.

The journey to the railway station gets under way. The roundabout at the junction of Arthur Road and Goswell Lane in Windsor, looking along Goswell Road towards one of the Windsor Gasworks gasometers with Windsor & Eton Central station in the right distance and the The Noah's Ark public house on the left. The location also appears in ‘On the Beat’, ‘Cat Girl’ and 'Carry On Cabby'.

Steve Randall's capture shows that the area around the roundabout has been redeveloped.

Panning with the van brings the southern section of Goswell Road into view with Arthur Road to the right as seen from what could be classed as part of Denmark Street.

Also moving with the action, Steve Randall secured this view.

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Here, we are looking into Grosvenor Place from Oxford Road in Windsor with Edward Square in the centre background.

The shot follows the black maria as Langley uses a nail to unlock his handcuffs. Oxford Road, facing the junction with Peascod Street in Windsor, Berkshire.

Steve Randall visited the centre of Windsor for this first in a series of comparisons.

This is facing north-east on Peascod Street with Windsor Castle visible in the top left distance. The street can also be seen in ‘Tunes of Glory’, ‘The Ballad of Tam Lin', ‘No Sex Please, We're British’ and ‘On the Beat’.

Steve Randall faced the same way.

Successfully freeing his hands, Langley knocks out the Guard in the back of the van. Facing south on Peascod Street with Tesco Stores Ltd. at number 55 on the left.

Steve looked down the street.

The prisoner props up the unconscious Guard before trying the rear doors as the Driver brakes sharply when the traffic lights ahead turn red. Facing the corner of Clarence Road and Dorset Road in Windsor.

Try as he might, Steve Randall couldn’t fit the top of the tall streetlamp in.

When the traffic light changes to green, the queue of cars begins to sound their horns while the Driver of the black maria checks on his prisoner and escort. Looking east along Clarence Road from the corner of Alma Road.

Steve waited for the lights to go green.

With the Driver under pressure, the black maria pulls away. The junction of Clarence Road and Alma Road.

Although he waited, Steve Randall gave up waiting for this set of lights to change.

Driving over the crossroads, the van's journey continues. Looking west along Clarence Road from the junction with Alma Road.

Not much change in Steve's modern view.

The black maria arrives at the station. Windsor & Eton Central station off Themes Street in Windsor.

Steve found that the station had been heavily bannered in celebration of one particular local resident.

Coming to a stand, the Driver (Arthur Howell) gets out to open the back doors of the van. Windsor & Eton Central station features in many other productions including 'Left, Right and Centre', 'That's Your Funeral', 'Lease of Life', ‘Hands of the Ripper’, ‘Carry On Loving’, ‘Two Way Stretch’, ‘Lease of Life’, 'Upstairs and Downstairs', 'Doctor in Distress' and ‘Doctor in Trouble’.

The platforms have given way to retailers and restaurants in Steve's shot, but the skylights and girders suggest the spot.

Once the doors are opened, Paul Langley (Lee Patterson) punches the Driver and makes a bid for freedom. Windsor & Eaton Central station.

The station now by Steve Randall.

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As word reaches Inspector Walters about the escape, Langley jumps over a garden wall.

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The fugitive climbs the back wall of the building where he lived in a flat with his pregnant wife Joan to find that she has already left for the hospital.

Inspector Walters, Sergeant Morrison and their men are driven to Langley's flat. Facing south from the northern end of the triangle on Grange Park in Ealing W5.

As soon as this film appeared on our site, Antony Blair dashed out to capture a series of sunny comparison shots.

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A Constable walks from the Langley's garden as the Detectives get out of the car. Grange Park in Ealing, Middlesex.

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Inspector Walters (Michael Goodliffe) instructs the two Detectives before he and Sergeant Morrison (Conrad Phillips) enter the building. On the footpath outside 20 Grange Park.

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Creating a diversion, Harry Maitland (Harold Siddons) is helped from the building by one of the Detectives. Looking from number 20 Grange Park in Ealing W5.

When the coast is clear, Langley leaves the house. The front door to number 20 Grange Park.

Antony Blair found the same front door.

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Harry is helped into his car as Langley walks away from the building in the background. Grange Park in Ealing, Middlesex.

Langley takes out a newspaper. Facing eastward on the north side of the triangle on Grange Park.

Taken from a similar position by Antony Blair.

Harry drives away along the western side of Grange Park.

There more colour in Antony Blair's modern shot.

The car turns at the southern point of Grange Park’s triangle.

Antony Blair provides a good match here.

Following Harry, the camera pans with the vehicle into the southern section of the triangle on Grange Park.

Another matching comparison by Antony Blair.

Harry pulls over to pick Langley up. Facing west on Grange Park in Ealing W5.

The same section of road captured by Antony Blair.

The pair speed away towards the West Central Hospital where Joan is being taken into theatre. Looking east on Grange Park in Ealing, Middlesex.

Antony also faced east for this view.

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Expecting Langley to turn up at the hospital, Inspector Walters runs through arrangements with Dr. Hayden (Jack Allen). Keith Roach recognised Mellow Lane School on Hewens Road in Hillingdon, Middlesex where he was a pupil until 1959.

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The Commissionaire (Alastair Hunter) talks on the telephone as an bandaged Langley is escorted into the hospital by Harry and Helen. Identified by Keith Roach, through the windows of Mellow Lane School can be seen properties on Hewens Road in Hillingdon.