- Source: The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
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. Based on a 1938 Philip MacDonald novel, it was produced by Warner Brothers–First National Productions. The 1956 American 20th Century-Fox film 23 Paces to Baker Street is based on the same novel.
Plot
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.
Cast
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)
References
External links
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at AllMovie
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at the British Film Institute
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at IMDb
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- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
- 23 Paces to Baker Street
- Philip MacDonald
- Coral Browne
- Jack Train
- Martita Hunt
- Edward Chapman (actor)
- Esma Cannon
- Ian Fleming (actor)
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