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Directed by | Jack Raymond |
Written by | Lydia Hayward |
Based on | The Missing PeoplebyEdgar Wallace |
Produced by | Charles Q. Steel |
Starring | Will Fyffe Kay Walsh Lyn Harding |
Cinematography | George Stretton |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production | Jack Raymond Productions |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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.
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]
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]
The films of Jack Raymond
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