Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a man who leaves a humble Welsh mining town for the bright lights of London, intent on becoming the manager of the best band in the world.
This hugely endearing crime caper stars Charlie Drake as a mild-mannered locksmith whose talents land him in hot water when he's recruited by a criminal gang; Nyree Dawn Porter is the beautiful girl who spells his downfall, with Oscar winner George Sanders as rival crime boss 'the Guv'nor' opposite Dennis Price (Kind Hearts And Coronets's villainous aristocratic outcast).
