Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
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Directed by Walter Forde
Written by Sidney Gilliat
Frank Launder
J.O.C. Orton
Produced by Edward Black
Starring Gordon Harker
Alastair Sim
Linden Travers
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Edited by R.E. Dearing
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release dates
  • 4 October 1939 (1939-10-04)(United Kingdom)
  • 1 December 1939 (1939-12-01)(United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday is a 1939 British detective film directed by Walter Forde and starring Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim and Linden Travers. It is the sequel to the 1938 film Inspector Hornleigh , and both films are based on the novels by Leo Grex. A third and final film, Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It , followed in 1941. [1]

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Plot summary

During a holiday by the British seaside, Inspector Hornleigh (Harker) and Sergeant Bingham (Sim) grow bored and turn their hand to investigating a local crime. [2]

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References

  1. Vagg, Stephen (1 December 2024). "Forgotten British Film Moguls: Ted Black". Filmink. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. BFI.org