The Mind of Mr. Reeder

The Mind of Mr. Reeder is a 1939 British mystery crime film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe as Mr. Reeder, with Kay Walsh, George Curzon, and supporting roles for Chili Bouchier, John Warwick and Ronald Shiner.^[1]

The Mind of Mr. Reeder
U.S. lobby card
Directed by	Jack Raymond
Written by	Marjorie Gaffney Michael Hogan Bryan Edgar Wallace
Based on	The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Charles Q. Steel
Starring	Will Fyffe Kay Walsh George Curzon
Cinematography	George Stretton
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production company	Jack Raymond Productions
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures (UK)
Release date	13 January 1940 (1940-01-13)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It was produced by Jack Raymond Productions and shot at the Highbury Studios in London, with sets designed by the art director James Carter. It was distributed in the United States by Monogram Pictures using the alternative title The Mysterious Mr. Reeder.^[2][3] Also, Ronald Shiner, Will Fyffe and Jack Raymond were all involved in another Mr. Reeder film The Missing People.^[4] The film is based on a 1925 collection of short stories by Edgar Wallace.^[5][6]

Plot

Reeder, an employee of the Public Prospectors Department, pursues a gang of counterfeiters.

Cast

• Will Fyffe as J.G. Reeder
• Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette
• George Curzon as Welford
• Chili Bouchier as Elsa Weford
• John Warwick as Ted Bracher
• Lesley Wareing as Mrs. Gaylor
• Romilly Lunge as Inspector Gaylor
• Betty Astell as Barmaid
• Derek Gorst as Langdon
• Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett
• Wally Patch as Lomer
• George Hayes as Brady
• Patricia Roc as Doris Bevan

References

1. "The Mysterious Mr. Reeder (1939)". IMDb. 30 April 1940.
2. Slide p.194
3. "The Mysterious Mr. Reeder (1940) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie.
4. "The Missing People". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
5. "Ronald Shiner movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography". AllMovie.
6. "The Mind of Mr. Reeder". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.

Bibliography

• Slide, Anthony. Banned in the U.S.A.: British Films in the United States and Their Censorship, 1933-1966. I.B.Tauris, 1998.

External links

• The Mind of Mr. Reeder at AllMovie
• The Mind of Mr. Reeder at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• The Mind of Mr. Reeder at IMDb