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2 Cast  





3 Critical reception  





4 References  





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6 External links  














The Missing People






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The Missing People
U.S. 1-sheet poster
Directed byJack Raymond
Written byLydia Hayward
Based onThe Missing PeoplebyEdgar Wallace
Produced byCharles Q. Steel
StarringWill Fyffe
Kay Walsh
Lyn Harding
CinematographyGeorge Stretton
Music byPercival Mackey

Production
company

Jack Raymond Productions

Distributed byGrand National Pictures (UK)

Release date

  • 13 January 1940 (1940-01-13) (UK)

Running time

73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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 StudiosinLondon.

Synopsis[edit]

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[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
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