

7 votes
1939
1h 16m
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.
Directed by Eugene Forde

Gordon Harker
Inspector Hornleigh
Alastair Sim
Sergeant BinghamMiki Hood
Ann Gordon
Wally Patch
Sam Holt
Steven Geray
Michael Kavanos
Edward Underdown
Peter Dench
Hugh Williams
Bill Gordon
Gibb McLaughlin
Alfred Cooper
Ronald Adam
Wittens
Eliot Makeham
Alexander ParkinsonCecil Bevan
Auctioneer
Charles Carson
Chief Superintendent
Peter Gawthorne
Chancellor
Vi Kaley
Landlady
Arthur Mullard

Charles Paton
Auction BidderJulian Vedey
Cafe OwnerJack Vyvyan
Sgt HawkinsStatus
Released
Release date
March 7, 1939
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English

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