Inspector Hornleigh (film)

Inspector Hornleigh
Directed by	Eugene Forde
Written by	Gerald Elliott Richard Llewellyn Bryan Edgar Wallace
Produced by	Robert Kane
Starring	Gordon Harker Alastair Sim Miki Hood Peter Gawthorne Wally Patch
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Edited by	James B. Clark Douglas Robertson
Production company	Twentieth Century-Fox
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date	7 March 1939 (UK)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Inspector Hornleigh is a 1938 British detective film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Miki Hood, Peter Gawthorne and Wally Patch.

Inspector Hornleigh is called in when the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget case is stolen, a crime which he soon ties to several murders which he had also been investigating.

The film was followed by Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) and Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1940).

Cast

• Inspector Hornleigh - Gordon Harker
• Sergeant Bingham - Alastair Sim
• Ann Gordon - Miki Hood
• Peter Dench - Edward Underdown
• Bill Gordon - Hugh Williams
• Michael Kavanos - Steven Geray
• Sam Holt - Wally Patch
• Alfred Cooper - Gibb McLaughlin
• Wittens - Ronald Adam
• Alexander Parkinson, Leather Worker - Eliot Makeham
• Chancellor - Peter Gawthorne
• Chief Superintendent - Charles Carson
• Landlady - Vi Kaley
• Cafe Proprietor - Julian Vedey

Critical reception

• The New York Times called the film "a neat bit of British detective fictionizing, as tailor-made as a Bond Street jacket, now on view at the Rialto."
• TV Guide wrote, "though the film is well-plotted and well-acted (Sim is hilarious), the thick English and Scottish accents were often incomprehensible to American audiences. Aside from that, the suspense is nicely built towards a good denouement."
• Vintage 45 wrote, "this works as a mystery and the occasional snide remarks between Hornleigh and Bingham work to lighten things up a bit. The movie is fun and clever."

External links

• Inspector Hornleigh at IMDb