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Meet Simon Cherry is a 1949 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson, and an adaptation of the popular BBC radio series Meet the Rev., featuring the crime solving cleric.[1][2][3]

Meet Simon Cherry
Opening title card
Directed by	Godfrey Grayson
Written by	Godfrey Grayson Gale Pedrick (radio series) A. R. Rawlinson
Produced by	Anthony Hinds
Cinematography	Cedric Williams
Edited by	Ray Pitt
Music by	Rupert Grayson Frank Spencer
Production company	Hammer Films
Distributed by	Exclusive Films (UK)
Release date	November 1949 (1949-11) (UK)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

When the Rev. Simon Cherry (Hugh Moxey) sets off for a much needed holiday, his car breaks down and he is forced to stay overnight in a manor house belonging to Lady Harling (Courtney Hope). The following morning, the body of Lady Harling's invalid daughter (Zena Marshall) is discovered, apparently murdered, and the Rev. Simon Cherry must bring his crime solving skills to the case.

Cast

• Hugh Moxey as Simon Cherry 'The Rev'
• Jeannette Tregarthen as Monica Harling
• Anthony Forwood as Alan Colville
• Ernest Butcher as Young
• Zena Marshall as Lisa Colville
• John Bailey as Henry Dantry
• Courtney Hope as Lady Harling
• Gerald Case as Dr. Smails
• Arthur Lovegrove as Charlie Banks
• John Arnatt as Tommy

Critical reception

The Radio Times gave the film one out of five stars, regretting its "feeble story";[4] Sky Movies gave the film two out of five stars, noting a "a brisk, no-nonsense film version of one of Gale Pedrick's popular stories";[5] and TV Guide rated it similarly, calling it, "competent enough."[6]

References

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

• Meet Simon Cherry at IMDb

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