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Stryker of the Yard
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Wikipedia article
'Stryker of the Yard' (also known as 'Stryker of Scotland Yard' and 'Scotland Yard Cases' ) is a 1953 British crime film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Clifford Evans, Susan Stephen, Jack Watling and Eliot Makeham.
A second cinema film, 'Companions in Crime' followed in 1954.
In 1957, these films and others aired as a 15-episode British television series of the same name, starring Evans, George Woodbridge, and Tim Turner. The series was also shown on U.S. TV.
A host (Tom Fallon) introduced each episode, and at the end of each story intoned: "And it just goes to show that crime does not pay."
In 19571958, the American Broadcasting Company aired the series 'Scotland Yard', originally made as a series of British theatrical film shorts, hosted by Edgar Lustgarten and starring Russell Napier.
Cast
* Clifford Evans - Inspector Stryker
* Susan Stephen - Peggy Sinclair
* Jack Watling - Tony Ashworth
* Eliot Makeham - Uncle Henry Petheridge
* George Woodbridge - Sergeant Hawker
Missing episodes
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