The read
It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Bryan Edgar WallaceWriter
- Eugene FordeDirector
- Gerald ElliottWriter
- Richard LlewellynWriter
Cast
- Gordon HarkerInspector Hornleigh
- Alastair SimSergeant Bingham
- Miki HoodAnn Gordon
- Wally PatchSam Holt
- Steven GerayMichael Kavanos
- Edward UnderdownPeter Dench
- Hugh WilliamsBill Gordon
- Gibb McLaughlinAlfred Cooper
- Ronald AdamWittens
- Eliot MakehamAlexander Parkinson
- Cecil BevanAuctioneer
- Charles CarsonChief Superintendent