The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1939 British crime film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner, 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 is based on the same novel.[4]
Plot
A playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find that the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to scope potential victims.[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 the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at IMDb