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The Light of Day

by Eric Amblerliterary work· published 1962

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Arthur Simpson is a petty thief who is discovered stealing from a hotel room. His victim, however, turns out to be a criminal in a league well above his own and Simpson is blackmailed into smuggling arms into Turkey for use in a major jewel robbery. The Turkish police, however, discover the arms and he is further 'blackmailed' by them into spying on the 'gang' - or rot in a Turkish jail. However, agreeing to help brings even worse danger ....

Adaptations (1)

The Light of Day was adapted into a 1964 film.

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    Topkapi
    1964 · film · 120 min · dir. Jules Dassin · IMDb ↗
    IMDb6.995%

    Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.

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