Rodney Paine
Anthony Hulme
Rodney Paine
Overview
A Scotland Yard inspector and his reporter friend arrive on vacation in a small village and are immediately involved in what is claimed to be a murder but the body has disappeared, leaving it to the inspector to find the body, determine the motive and find the killer.
Cast
Pip Piper
C. Denier Warren
Pip Piper
Sgt. Hopkins
Ernest Sefton
Sgt. Hopkins
Miss Casson (as Eve Foster)
Evelyn Foster
Miss Casson (as Eve Foster)
Hobbleberry
Frank Atkinson
Hobbleberry
Cuthbert Snelling
Wilfred Noy
Cuthbert Snelling
Capt. Hallam
Hamilton Keene
Capt. Hallam
Auctioneer
Cyril Chamberlain
Auctioneer
Mr. Williams
Frederick Keen
Mr. Williams
Mr. Briggs
Charles Paton
Mr. Briggs
George Billings
Fred Withers
George Billings
Reviews
CinemaSerf
A Scotland Yard inspector and his journalist pal head to a remote inn for a fishing holiday, only to discover (or not!) that a murder has been committed in this sleepy community and they have to investigate - without actually having the corpse! It's only 45 minutes long, moves quickly with some humour and doesn't hang about. The ending is predictable enough, but the performances by Anthony Hulme and Ernest Sefton - as the local sergeant - are good fun to watch. It does look a little like it's been filmed by candle-light and the editing is a bit ropey, but after 70 years it holds up quite well.
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