Mr. Reeder in Room 13

Mr. Reeder in Room 13
Directed by Norman Lee
Produced by John Corfield
Written by Victor Kendall
Elizabeth Meehan
Doreen Montgomery
Based on novel Room 13 by Edgar Wallace
Starring Peter Murray-Hill
Sally Gray
Gibb McLaughlin
Music by Ronnie Munro
Cinematography Eric Cross
Edited by Ted Richards (as Edward Richards)
Production
company
Distributed by Associated British Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
 February 1938 (UK)
Running time
 78 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Mr. Reeder in Room 13 is a 1938 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Peter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray and Gibb McLaughlin.[1] It is based on the first J. G. Reeder book, Room 13 by Edgar Wallace.[2] The film was released in the U.S. in 1941 as Mystery of Room 13.[3]

Plot summary

Mr. J.G. Reeder (Gibb McLaughlin) is called in by the Bank of England to investigate a gang of forgers. Reeder enlists the aid of a younger man, Capt. Johnnie Gray (Peter Murray Hill), to infiltrate the gang by going undercover in Dartmoor jail.

Cast

Critical reception

Britmovie wrote, "director Norman Lee keeps things moving along briskly and packs plenty of goings-on into its relatively short running time, but the outlandish plot requires some suspension of disbelief."[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". BFI.
  2. ↑ Edgar Wallace. "Room 13 (Mr. J. G. Reeder #1)". Goodreads.
  3. ↑ "Mystery-of-Room-13 - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com.
  4. ↑ "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". britmovie.co.uk.


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