Mr._Reeder_in_Room_13

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Mr. Reeder in Room 13

1938 film

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]

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Plot

Mr. J.G. Reeder 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, 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]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  2. [2]
    Edgar Wallace. "Room 13 (Mr. J. G. Reeder #1)". Goodreads.
  3. [3]
    "Mystery-of-Room-13 - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Mr. Reeder in Room 13". britmovie.co.uk.


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