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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

1939 film by Arthur B. Woods

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1939 British, black-and-white, crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited), Ian Fleming, Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke and Edward Chapman.[2] Based on a 1938 Philip Macdonald novel, it was produced by Warner Brothers – First National Productions.[3] The 1956 American 20th Century-Fox film, 23 Paces to Baker Street, was based on the same novel.[4]

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Plot

In this thriller, a playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to check out potential victims. Action ensues as they endeavor to stop them.[5]

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    "The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)" – via www.imdb.com.
  3. [3]
    "The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1938)". Archived from the original on 29 July 2016.
  4. [4]
    "23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  5. [5]
    "The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) – Arthur B. Woods – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.


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