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.
| 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 |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editMr. 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
edit- 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
editTV 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Hardy, Phil. The BFI Companion to Crime. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
edit- The Missing People at AllMovie
- The Missing People at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- The Missing People at IMDb
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