Inspector Hornleigh

1h 16min

Comedy

Mystery

When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Inspector Hornleigh's assistant, Sergeant Bingham, soon finds an attaché case that had been stolen from the murdered man. When Hornleigh examines the case, inside it he finds a bag that was used to carry important government documents. The documents have been taken, and to make things even more confusing, a duplicate of the stolen bag soon turns up.

Cast

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

Inspector Hornleigh
Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

Sergeant Bingham
Miki Hood

Miki Hood

Ann Gordon
Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Sam Holt
Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Michael Kavanos
Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Peter Dench
Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Bill Gordon
Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Alfred Cooper
Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Alexander Parkinson
Cecil Bevan

Cecil Bevan

Auctioneer
Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Chief Superintendent
Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

Chancellor
Vi Kaley

Vi Kaley

Landlady
Charles Paton

Charles Paton

Auction Bidder
Julian Vedey

Julian Vedey

Cafe Owner
Jack Vyvyan

Jack Vyvyan

Sgt Hawkins

Release date

7th Mar 1939

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English