Wall of Death, or There is Another Sun is a 1951 film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey, and Susan Shaw.
Reed plays Racer, probably a fake name, who is actually a motorcycle racer; Harvey is his boxer friend Maguire. Both are involved with the local carnival, which features them, and both are nterested in the same woman, a dancer, Lilian (Susan Shaw).
Racer is unscrupulous and involves Maguire in his chicanery. Though Maguire is warned not to get mixed up with him, he is obsessively loyal and wants to be a good friend. However, Racer pulls Maguire into deeper and deeper crime.
The star of the film is the wonderful carnival atmosphere, on the seedy side, with its carousel and hilarious fortune teller played by Hermoine Baddeley.
There is some great footage of cycling around a tall, round wall, as well as a prize fight. Otherwise it's a dull and talky film, and one thinks Maguire, rather than being a loyal friend, is an idiot. Harvey is very young here.
Susan Shaw, the object of the affections of both men, is lovely.
Maxwell Reed was Joan Collins' first husband, and I gather about as nice as he appears in this.
