P.C. Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby
Hugh Latimer
P.C. Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby
The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel
5.7
1949
1h 7m
DramaCrime
Director: Godfrey Grayson
Overview
A police constable goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of violent thieves.
Cast
Barney
John Penrose
Barney
Carrots
Annette D. Simmonds
Carrots
Ma Brady
Pat Nye
Ma Brady
Joan
Patricia Cutts
Joan
Fingers
Michael Ripper
Fingers
Skinny Ellis
Martin Benson
Skinny Ellis
Inspector Wilson
Arthur Brander
Inspector Wilson
Sergeant Wright
Eric Phillips
Sergeant Wright
Ted Burton
Billy Thatcher
Ted Burton
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Bill (uncredited)
Arthur Lovegrove
Bill (uncredited)
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Hugh Latimer is the eponymous officer who manages to convince his inspector to take him off his uniformed beat and go undercover to track down a gang of violent thieves. It's based on an old BBC radio series, and his criminal escapades are gentle and engaging - though maybe not the most difficult to grasp. This one has a few red herrings as we try to discover who the "boss" of the gang led by the dastardly John Penrose is, and although Latimer is pretty wooden there are some other good characters "Skinny". "Ma" and "Carrots" amongst them, and the whole hours flows quite well with just enough peril to keep it interesting.
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