The Missing People | |
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Directed by | Jack Raymond |
Written by | Lydia Hayward |
Based on | The Missing People by Edgar Wallace |
Produced by | Charles Q. Steel |
Starring |
Will Fyffe Kay Walsh Lyn Harding |
Cinematography | George Stretton |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | Jack Raymond Productions |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
Release date | 13 January 1940 (UK) |
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 Studios in London.
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]