Venetian Bird

1950s mystery thriller adapted by Victor Canning from his novel about a detective who gets caught up in a murder plot.

Private detective Edward Mercer (Richard Todd) travels to Venice on a mission to find an Italian veteran who is due to be rewarded for his efforts in the Second World War.

When he arrives, however, Mercer realises he is being set up with both the police and a group of partisans hot on his trail.