United Kingdom / Mar 07, 1939
1h 16min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Inspector Hornleigh's assistant, Sergeant Bingham, soon finds an attaché case that had been stolen from the murdered man. When Hornleigh examines the case, inside it he finds a bag that was used to carry important government documents. The documents have been taken, and to make things even more confusing, a duplicate of the stolen bag soon turns up.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gibb McLaughlin | Alfred Cooper |
| Ronald Adam | Wittens |
| Eliot Makeham | Alexander Parkinson |
| Cecil Bevan | Auctioneer |
| Charles Carson | Chief Superintendent |
| Peter Gawthorne | Chancellor |
| Vi Kaley | Landlady |
| Arthur Mullard | |
| Charles Paton | Auction Bidder |
| Julian Vedey | Cafe Owner |
| Jack Vyvyan | Sgt Hawkins |
Genres
ComedyMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Inspector Hornleigh |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Twentieth Century Productions |
| Release date | 7 marzo 1939 |
| Production | Robert Kane |
| Writer | Bryan Edgar Wallace, Gerald Elliott, Richard Llewellyn, John P. Wynn |
| Editing | James B. Clark, Douglas Robertson |
| Cinematography | Derick Williams, Philip Tannura |
| Assistant directors | Eugene Forde |
| Camera operators | Derick Williams, Philip Tannura |
| Additional photography | Derick Williams, Philip Tannura |
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| Production design | John Bryan |
| Art direction | John Bryan |
| Set decoration | John Bryan |
| Music | Bretton Byrd |
| Sound | Bretton Byrd |
| Collection | Inspector Hornleigh Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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