Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film noir set in an unnamed Northern Irish city and directed by Carol Reed, it is based on the novel by F. L. Green and stars James Mason and Robert Newton.
The city and the organisation are never explicitly named, but the protagonist, Johnny McQueen James Mason, is the IRAlike groups leader in the city. Johnny has been hiding the past six months since his escape from prison in a house occupied by Kathleen Sullivan Kathleen Ryan who loves him and her grannie.Johnny has been ordered to rob a mill to obtain funds. His men, however, are a bit uneasy about his fitness for the task, having noticed a change in him since his escape he has expressed his new belief that negotiation might achieve their goals more effectively than violence. Dennis Robert Beatty offers to take his place, but Johnny turns him down. ........
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