The Mind of Mr. Reeder | |
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Directed by | Jack Raymond |
Written by | Marjorie Gaffney Michael Hogan Bryan Edgar Wallace |
Based on | The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder by Edgar Wallace |
Produced by | Charles Q. Steel |
Starring | Will Fyffe Kay Walsh George Curzon |
Cinematography | George Stretton |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | Jack Raymond Productions |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Mind of Mr. Reeder is a 1939 British mystery crime film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe as Mr. Reeder, with Kay Walsh, George Curzon, and supporting roles for Chili Bouchier, John Warwick and Ronald Shiner. [1]
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 alternative title The Mysterious Mr. Reeder. [2] [3] Also, Ronald Shiner, Will Fyffe and Jack Raymond were all involved in another Mr. Reeder film The Missing People . [4] The film is based on a 1925 collection of short stories by Edgar Wallace. [5] [6]
Reeder, an employee of the Public Prospectors Department, pursues a gang of counterfeiters.
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