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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1939 British crime film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner, Ian Fleming, Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke and Edward Chapman.[2] Based on a 1938 Philip MacDonald novel, it was produced by Warner Brothers–First National Productions.[3] The 1956 American 20th Century-Fox film 23 Paces to Baker Street is based on the same novel.[4]
| The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arthur B. Woods |
| Screenplay by | Connery Chappell Paul Gangelin |
| Based on | novel The Nursemaid Who Disappeared by Philip Macdonald[1] |
| Produced by | Jerome Jackson (executive producer) |
| Starring | Arthur Margetson Peter Coke Lesley Brook |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Edited by | Leslie Norman (uncredited) |
Production company | Warner Brothers-First National Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find that the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to scope potential victims.[5]
- Arthur Margetson as Det. Antony Gethryn
- Peter Coke as Tom Sheldon
- Lesley Brook as Avis Bellingham
- Edward Chapman as Jenks
- Coral Browne as Mabel Barnes
- Joyce Kennedy as Lucia Gethryn
- Dorice Fordred as Janet Murch
- Martita Hunt as Lady Ballister
- Marion Gerth as Ada Brent
- Ian McLean as Inspector Pike
- Ian Fleming as Sir Egbert Lucas
- Eliot Makeham as Mr. Hines
- Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited)
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