The White Trap [1959] [DVD]

'The White Trap' is a cheap, second-feature production that runs under an hour but it gets you in a real grip, you find yourself caring about the characters and their situation. The situation is that a man awaiting trial for smuggling (he insists he is innocent) persistently tries to escape to be with his ill, pregnant wife. The first shot of the film grabs you as we see him swim across a lake, fully-clothed, in daylight. The man may, or may not, be innocent but his objective is so honourable you cannot help willing him on to achieve it. Of course, the police are on his trail - will he be able to give them the slip? Fortunately he has friends and meets people along the way willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and help him along. We learn he escaped from prison camps three times during the war. He is resourceful and a bit of a hero, whatever trouble he ended up in. ~ imdb