Directed by future hammer stalwart terence fisher, this entertaining, light hearted crime thriller centres around the adventures of sleuthing reporters mike billings john bentley and jenny drew hy hazell as they try to unravel the alibi of a suspected murderer..'. '.strtoupper('s')tolen assignment is presented here in a brand new transfer from the original film elements in its as exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.henry crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt'. '.strtoupper('b')ut when her aunt comes to see him, worried because her niece has not arrived, a police investigation into her disappearance begins'. '.strtoupper('i')t seems that henry was fully occupied at the time his wife went missing but is his alibi completely truthful?