The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939 film by Arthur B. Woods
- March 1939 (1939-03) (UK)
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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1939 British, black-and-white, crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited), Ian Fleming, Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke and Edward Chapman.[2] Based on a 1938 Philip Macdonald novel, it was produced by Warner Brothers – First National Productions.[3] The 1956 American 20th Century-Fox film, 23 Paces to Baker Street, was based on the same novel.[4]
Plot
In this thriller, a playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to check out potential victims. Action ensues as they endeavor to stop them.[5]
Cast
- Arthur Margetson as Det. Antony Gethryn
- Peter Coke as Tom Sheldon
- Lesley Brook as Avis Bellingham
- Edward Chapman as Jenks
- Coral Browne as Mabel Barnes
- Joyce Kennedy as Lucia Gethryn
- Dorice Fordred as Janet Murch
- Martita Hunt as Lady Ballister
- Marion Gerth as Ada Brent
- Ian McLean as Inspector Pike
- Ian Fleming as Sir Egbert Lucas
- Eliot Makeham as Mr. Hines
- Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited)
References
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1938)". Archived from the original on 29 July 2016.
- ^ "23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- ^ "The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) – Arthur B. Woods – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
External links
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at AllMovie
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at IMDb
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Films directed by Arthur B. Woods
- Timbuctoo (1933)
- On Secret Service (1933)
- Radio Parade of 1935 (1934)
- Give Her a Ring (1934)
- Music Hath Charms (1935)
- Drake of England (1935)
- Once in a Million (1936)
- Rhythm in the Air (1936)
- Where's Sally? (1936)
- Irish for Luck (1936)
- Mayfair Melody (1937)
- The Windmill (1937)
- The Compulsory Wife (1937)
- Don't Get Me Wrong (1937)
- You Live and Learn (1937)
- The Singing Cop (1938)
- The Dark Stairway (1938)
- Mr. Satan (1938)
- Thistledown (1938)
- Glamour Girl (1938)
- The Return of Carol Deane (1938)
- Dangerous Medicine (1938)
- They Drive by Night (1938)
- Q Planes (1939)
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)
- Confidential Lady (1939)
- Busman's Honeymoon (1940)
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