Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
| Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George King |
| Produced by | George King (producer) |
| Written by |
Pierre Quiroule (story "The Mystery of Caversham Square") A.R. Rawlinson (writer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by |
Jack Beaver Bretton Byrd |
| Cinematography | Hone Glendinning |
| Edited by | John Seabourne Sr. |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror is a 1938 British crime film directed by George King and starring George Curzon, Tod Slaughter and Greta Gynt.[1]
Plot summary
The film - described as the best in the Blake series of 30s movies[2][3] - features the character of Sexton Blake and his efforts to defeat a major crime organisation headed by Michael Larron, a 'sort of Moriarty figure'.[4]
Cast
- George Curzon as Sexton Blake
- Tod Slaughter as Michael Larron
- Greta Gynt as Madamoiselle Julie
- Tony Sympson as Tinker
- Charles Oliver as Max Fleming
- Marie Wright as Mrs. Bardell
- David Farrar as Granite Grant
- Norman Pierce as Inspector Bramley
- H.B. Hallam as Monsieur Bertrand
- Bradley Watts as Paul Duvall
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/50219
- ↑ The BFI Companion to Crime, ed Phil Hardy, Cassell (1997), p. 53
- ↑ Famous Movie Detectives II, Michael R Pitts (1991), p.123
- ↑ The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929- 1939, edited by Jeffrey Richards, IB Tauris (1998), pp.92-93
External links
- Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror at the Internet Movie Database
- Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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