Summary
Inspector Hornleigh is a British film comedy first released in 1939,
directed by Eugene Forde.
The film stars Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Miki Hood and Wally Patch.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Eugene Forde
- Script: Gerald Elliott, Richard Llewellyn, Hans Wolfgang Priwin, Bryan Edgar Wallace
- Photo: Philip Tannura, Derick Williams
- Music: Bretton Byrd
- Cast: Gordon Harker (Inspector Hornleigh), Alastair Sim (Sergeant Bingham), Miki Hood (Ann Gordon, Owner Pheasant Inn), Wally Patch (Sam Holt aka Keyhole Charlie), Steven Geray (Michael Kavanos), Edward Underdown (Peter Dench the Chancellor’s Secretary), Hugh Williams (Bill Gordon, Ann’s Brother), Gibb McLaughlin (Alfred Cooper, Pheasant Inn Porter), Ronald Adam (Wittens, Pheasant Inn Manager), Eliot Makeham (Alexander Parkinson, Leather Worker), Cecil Bevan (Auctioneer), Charles Carson (Chief Superintendent), Peter Gawthorne (Chancellor), Vi Kaley (Landlady), Arthur Mullard, Charles Paton (Auction Bidder), Julian Vedey (Cafe Owner), Jack Vyvian (Sgt Hawkins)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 87 min
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