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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
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Wikipedia article
'The Nursemaid Who Disappeared' is a 1939 British, black-and-white, crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited), 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.
Plot
In this thriller, a playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to check out potential victims. Action ensues as they endeavor to stop them.
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
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