The Mind of Mr. Reeder
The Mind of Mr. Reeder | |
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Directed by | Jack Raymond |
Produced by | Charles Q. Steel |
Written by |
Marjorie Gaffney Michael Hogan Bryan Edgar Wallace |
Based on | The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder by Edgar Wallace |
Starring |
Will Fyffe Kay Walsh |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Cinematography | George Stretton |
Production company |
Jack Raymond Productions |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
Release dates | 13 January 1940 (UK) |
Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Mind of Mr. Reeder is a 1939 British, black-and-white, crime, mystery, directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett.[1] It was produced by Jack Raymond Productions. Allmovie lists the U.S. film title of The Mysterious Mr. Reeder.[2] Its accompanying Synopsis follows. Also, Ronald Shiner, Will Fyffe and Jack Raymond were all involved in another Mr. Reeder film, The Missing People.[3] The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace.[4][5]
Synopsis
Will Fyffe makes another appearance as Mr. Reeder, the seemingly absent-minded Scotland Yard sleuth created by Edgar Wallace. This time, the canny Reeder is hot on the trail of a counterfeiting gang. In his own disheveled fashion, he puts the criminals off guard long enough to swoop in for the kill in the final reel. Among the suspects is Welford (George Curzon), the eye-twitching murderer from Alfred Hitchcock's Young and Innocent. In keeping with his character's essential Britishness, Will Fyffe dispenses with his trademarked Scottish accent in this outing.
Cast
- J.G. Reeder - Will Fyffe
- Peggy Gillette - Kay Walsh
- Welford - George Curzon
- Elsa Welford - Chili Bouchier
- Ted Bracher - John Warwick
- Mrs. Gaylor - Lesley Wareing
- Inspector Gaylor - Romilly Lunge
- Barmaid - Betty Astell
- Langdon - Derek Gorst
- Sam Hackett -Ronald Shiner
- Lomer - Wally Patch
- Brady - George Hayes
- and - Patricia Roc
References
- ↑ "The Mysterious Mr. Reeder (1939)". IMDb. 30 April 1940.
- ↑ "The Mysterious Mr. Reeder (1940) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "The Missing People". BFI.
- ↑ "Ronald Shiner movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "The Mind of Mr. Reeder". BFI.
External links
- The Mind of Mr. Reeder at AllMovie
- The Mind of Mr. Reeder at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- The Mind of Mr. Reeder at the Internet Movie Database