Meet Maxwell Archer

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Meet Maxwell Archer
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Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Written by Katherine Strueby
Based onthe novel Archer Plus Twenty by Hugh Clevely
Produced by William Sistrom
Starring John Loder
Cinematography Claude Friese-Greene
Edited by Alan Jaggs
Music by W.L. Trytel (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures (UK)
Release date
17 February 1940 (UK)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Meet Maxwell Archer is a 1940 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Leueen MacGrath and Athole Stewart. [1] The screenplay concerns a private detective who attempts to clear a man wrongly accused of murder. The film was based on the 1938 novel by Hugh Clevely. [2] It was released in the U.S. in 1942 as Maxwell Archer, Detective. [3]

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Plot summary

Maxwell Archer, a private detective, attempts to clear a young man wrongly accused of murder.

Cast

Critical reception

The film was coldly received. TV Guide wrote, "Oh where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him? Poorly made with a dopey script that gives the actors little room to breathe, let alone act." [4]

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | MEET MAXWELL ARCHER (1939)". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  3. "Maxwell Archer, Detective (1939) - John Paddy Carstairs - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
  4. "Maxwell Archer, Detective".