Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor

Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor is a 1935 British mystery film directed by George A. Cooper and starring George Curzon, Henry Oscar and Tony Sympson.^[1] It is based on the novel The Blazing Launch Murder by Rex Hardinge,^[2] and was one of George Curzon's three big screen outings as the fictional detective.^[3]

Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor
Directed by	George A. Cooper
Screenplay by	Rex Hardinge
Based on	The Blazing Launch Murder by Rex Hardinge
Produced by	George A. Cooper
Starring	George Curzon Henry Oscar Tony Sympson
Cinematography	Alex Bryce
Production company	Fox-British Pictures
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (UK)
Release date	1935 (1935)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Premise

Sexton Blake investigates the death of a top classical musician.

Cast

• George Curzon as Sexton Blake
• Henry Oscar as Doctor Gibbs
• Tony Sympson as Tinker
• Gillian Maude as Janet
• Philip Ray as Jim Cameron
• John Turnbull as Inspector Donnell
• Edward Dignon as Hawkins
• James Knight as Red
• Donald Wolfit as Percy

References

1. BFI.org
2. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
3. "Sexton Blake And The Bearded Doctor". TVGuide.com.

External links

• Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor at IMDb