''The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' is a 1939 British

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crime film directed by

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and starring Will Fyffe as Mr. Reeder, with Kay Walsh, George Curzon, and supporting roles for

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, John Warwick and

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. It was produced by Jack Raymond Productions and shot at the Highbury Studios in London, with sets designed by the art director James Carter. It was distributed in the United States by Monogram Pictures using the

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''The Mysterious Mr. Reeder''. Also,

, Will Fyffe and

were all involved in another Mr. Reeder film ''

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''. The film is based on a 1925 collection of short stories by

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Plot

Reeder, an employee of the Public Prospectors Department, pursues a gang of counterfeiters.

Cast

* Will Fyffe as J.G. Reeder * Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette * George Curzon as Welford *

as Elsa Weford * John Warwick as Ted Bracher * Lesley Wareing as Mrs. Gaylor * Romilly Lunge as Inspector Gaylor *

Betty Astell Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime productions on stage, screen, and radio with her husband, Cyril Fletcher. She was one of the first performers t ...

as Barmaid *

Derek Gorst Derek Gorst (1903-1981) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' Once a Thief'' (1935) * '' Lucky Days'' (1935) * '' Lucky Jade'' (1937) * '' The Fatal Hour'' (1937) * '' The Singing Cop'' (1938) * ''The Gables Mystery'' (1938) * ''Incident ...

as Langdon *

as Sam Hackett *

Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in ...

as Lomer * George Hayes as Brady *

Patricia Roc Patricia Roc (born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold; 7 June 1915 – 30 December 2003) was an English film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' (1945) and '' The Wicked Lady'' (1945), though she only ...

as Doris Bevan

References

Bibliography

* Slide, Anthony. ''Banned in the U.S.A.: British Films in the United States and Their Censorship, 1933-1966''. I.B.Tauris, 1998.

External links

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''The Mind of Mr. Reeder''
at the

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* 1939 films 1939 crime films British black-and-white films British crime films British mystery films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Jack Raymond Films based on British novels Films based on works by Edgar Wallace 1939 mystery films Films shot at Highbury Studios Films set in London Films scored by Percival Mackey 1930s British films {{mystery-film-stub