
An eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.
Release Date: 4/13/1940
Runtime: 65 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Fred Elles
00Companies: Harold Hurley Productions, Victor Katona Productions
Countries: United Kingdom
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A rather outlandish crime drama, this one. Mary Clare ("Mrs Pym") is clearly having fun as a rather oddball detective brought in, reluctantly, by her rather misogynist superiors at Scotland Yard to investigate a series of grisly murders. After a while she detects that we are essentially looking at a case of murder by Hoover (the thing, not J. Edgar) and we set off with her for an hour of light and fluffy detective antics. It has all the depth of a saucer and the accompanying performances add little; but it's still an engaging little thriller worth a glance.

Mary Clare
Mrs Pym

Nigel Patrick
Richard Lodden

Irene Handl
Miss Bell
Edward Lexy
Det-Inspector Shott
Janet Johnson
Maraday Wood

Anthony Ireland
Henry Mencken
Robert English
Commissioner of Police
Arthur Ridley
Divisional Surgeon
Vernon Kelso
Frank Wood
Lionel Dymoke
Assistant Commissioner
Ben Williams
Detective-Constable
Arthur E. Owen
Hall Porter