References

• "Odd man out" "The realism of Odd Man Out, at the Athenaeum, is such that the audience suffers acutely with James Mason through his last, painful hours as the badly wounded leader of an illegal Irish organisation. It is a superb piece of filmcraft from the J. Arthur Rank organisation. Producer-director Carol Reed has achieved suspense so convincingly that it hurts. James Mason is brilliant as the hunted Johnny, crawling painfully through the rain-soaked streets of a Northern Ireland city while he attempts to elude the police. F. J. McCormick as the unpleasant little Shell, is similarly outstanding, and Kathleen Ryan makes strong appeal in her first screen role as the girl who tries to help Johnny. Settings and camera work assist materially in the production."
• Odd Man Out (1947) The realism of Odd Man Out, at the Athenaeum, is such that the audience suffers acutely with James Mason through his last, painful hours as the badly wounded leader of an illegal Irish organisation. It is a superb piece of filmcraft from the J. Arthur Rank organisation. Producer-director Carol Reed has achieved suspense so convincingly that it hurts. James Mason is brilliant as the hunted Johnny, crawling painfully through the rain-soaked streets of a Northern Ireland city while he attempts to elude the police. F. J. McCormick as the unpleasant little Shell, is similarly outstanding, and Kathleen Ryan makes strong appeal in her first screen role as the girl who tries to help Johnny. Settings and camera work assist materially in the production.