Mr. Reeder in Room 13
| Mr. Reeder in Room 13 | |
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| 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) |
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| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors (UK) |
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Release dates
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February 1938 (UK) |
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Running time
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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
- Peter Murray-Hill - Captain Johnnie Gray
- Sally Gray - Claire Kent
- Gibb McLaughlin - J.G. Reeder
- Malcolm Keen - Peter Kent
- Leslie Perrins - Jeffrey Legge
- Sara Seegar - Lila Legge
- D.J. Williams - Emmanuel Legge
- Rex Carvel - Sir John Flaherty
- Robert Cochran - Detective Inspector Barker
- Phil Ray - Fenner, convict
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]
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External links
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