| The Missing People | |
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| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
| Written by | Lydia Hayward |
| Based on | The Missing People by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Charles Q. Steel |
| Starring | Will Fyffe Kay Walsh Lyn Harding |
| Cinematography | George Stretton |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | Jack Raymond Productions |
| Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
Release date | 13 January 1940 (UK) |
Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Missing People is a 1940 British mystery film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe, Kay Walsh and Lyn Harding. Fyfe appears as J. G. Reeder, a character created by Edgar Wallace who works as an investigator for the Department of Public Prosecutions.[1] [2] The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Fyffe, Walsh and Raymond were involved in another Mr. Reeder film The Mind of Mr. Reeder released the previous year.[3] It was shot at Highbury Studios in London.
Synopsis
Mr. Reeder (Will Fyffe) begins solving the disappearance of 27 people, after they had each received large sums of money from their respective families. Is the criminal-featured Joseph Bronstone (Lyn Harding), the guilty party?[4]
Cast
- Will Fyffe as J. G. Reeder
- Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette
- Lyn Harding as Joseph Bronstone
- Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett
- Patricia Roc as Doris Bevan
- Anthony Holles as Ernest Bronstone
- Reginald Purdell as Harry Morgan
- Maire O'Neill as Housekeeper
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "Fyffe adds a great deal of charm to his role as he pieces the puzzle together in a manner baffling to the younger detectives. Otherwise, the plot is unbelievable but makes for some light-hearted fun."[5]
References
- ↑ "The Missing People (1940)". IMDb. 6 November 1940.
- ↑ "The Missing People". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ↑ Hardy p.342
- ↑ "The Missing People (1939) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "The Missing People Review". TVGuide.com.
Bibliography
- Hardy, Phil. The BFI Companion to Crime. University of California Press, 1997.