The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1939 British, black-and-white, crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited), 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 Nursemaid Who Disappeared | |
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Directed by | Arthur B. Woods |
Screenplay by | Connery Chappell Paul Gangelin |
Based on | novel The Nursemaid Who Disappeared by Philip Macdonald[1] |
Produced by | Jerome Jackson (executive producer) |
Starring | Arthur Margetson Peter Coke Lesley Brook |
Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
Edited by | Leslie Norman (uncredited) |
Production company | Warner Brothers-First National Productions |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. (UK) |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
In this thriller, a playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to check out potential victims. Action ensues as they endeavor to stop them.[4]
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