A frightened and desperate Ruby asks Harman again for the £100.00, and he angrily gives her the £300.00 he and his wife had been on the point of using for treatment for her abroad. He says she must go and demand the money from Harman, and that if she doesn't, she'll be in trouble with the police, and he'll deny that he had anything to do with it. A distraught Ruby tells Hart what has happened, and says she feels guilty about Mrs Harman's death. Harman says to Ruby that he knows it was her letter, and that she caused Mrs Harman's death. However, the letter causes her death from a heart attack when she gets out of bed to burn the letter. When he refuses to pay, Jeff tells Ruby to write a letter to Harman's invalid wife, and tell him that they will send another letter to his boss if he doesn't pay up. Later, she tells Hart, who persuades a reluctant Ruby to blackmail Harman, even hitting her to bruise her arm, saying she can pretend that Harman did it to her. Working late one day, Ruby initiates a kiss with Harman, who responds for a moment, then stops, horrified at his behaviour. Later, the bookstore manager John Harman (Brent) reprimands Ruby for being late to work. Instead of turning him in, she accepts a date with him. Ruby Bruce (Dors), an attractive young bookstore clerk, catches small-time crook Jeff Hart (Reynolds) trying to steal a rare book. As in all of these films, the leading role was played by a well-known Hollywood actor supplied by Lippert to ensure familiarity with American audiences. The Last Page is also notable for being the first film made under a four-year production and distribution contract between Hammer and the US film distribution company Lippert Pictures. The film is notable for being the first Hammer film directed by Terence Fisher, who later played a critical role in the creation of the company's immensely successful horror film cycle. The Last Page, released in the United States as Man Bait, is a 1952 British film noir produced by Hammer Film Productions starring George Brent, Marguerite Chapman and Diana Dors.
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