''The Adventures of PC 49'' is a 1949 British
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Godfrey Grayson
Godfrey Ramsey H. Grayson (1913, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 1998, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film director.
Selected filmography
* ''Doctor Morelle'' (1949)
* '' Meet Simon Cherry'' (1949)
* ''The Adventures of PC 49'' (1949)
* ' ...
, starring
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer ( – 16 October 1555) was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester during the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Catholic Queen Mary I he was burned at the s ...
,
John Penrose
John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion at the Home Office fr ...
and
Annette D. Simmonds.
[Chibnall & McFarlane p.241]
It is also known by the subtitle ''Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel''. The film was based on a popular radio series. It was followed by a sequel, ''
A Case for PC 49
''A Case for PC 49'' is a 1951 British mystery film directed by Francis Searle and starring Brian Reece, Joy Shelton and Christine Norden.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.79 It was made by Hammer Films at Bray Studios. The film was based on a popular ra ...
'', in 1951.
There were six children's annuals full of stories of PC 49, as well as an annual reprinting of his strips in the ''
Eagle
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'' comics.
Cast
*
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer ( – 16 October 1555) was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester during the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Catholic Queen Mary I he was burned at the s ...
as P.C. Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby
*
John Penrose
John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion at the Home Office fr ...
as Barney
*
Annette D. Simmonds as Carrots
*
as Joan Carr
*
Michael Ripper
Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor.
He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough ...
as Fingers
*
Martin Benson as Skinny Ellis
*
Arthur Brander as Inspector Wilson
*
Eric Phillips as Sergeant Wright
*
Billy Thatcher as Ted Burton
*
Arthur Lovegrove
Arthur Lovegrove (15 July 1913 – 7 November 1981) was a British actor and playwright. His comedy ''Goodnight Mrs Puffin'' starring Irene Handl, ran for 3 years in London's West End, from 1961.
Filmography
* ''Noose'' (1948) - Drummer (u ...
as Bill
*
Jim O'Brady as Lorry Driver
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
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1949 films
British crime films
1949 crime films
Films directed by Godfrey Grayson
Films set in England
Films based on radio series
Films about police officers
Hammer Film Productions films
1940s police films
1940s police procedural films
British police films
British black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s British films
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