Inspector hornleigh is a 1938 british detective film directed by eugene forde. Inspector hornleigh is a 1938 british detective film directed by eugene forde, starring gordon harker and alastair sim, with miki hood, wally patch, steven geray and edward underdown. Film jumps in places, and the sound fades slightly as does the picture quality, pity really as it is a really good film. Attempting to capitalize on the first in the series, inspector hornleigh, gordon harker as insp. Overview of inspector hornleigh, 1939, directed by eugene forde, with gordon harker, alastair sim, miki hood, at turner classic movies. Inspector hornleigh on holiday walter forde, 1939 program. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 was released on. One of their fellow boarders at balmoral guest house, captain fraser of the royal navy, goes out one dismal night, with his pet terrier, and is found. Inspector hornleigh goes to it 1941 your life in film.
The n someone had the bright idea of making inspector hornleigh movies and adding as was usual a comic sidekick. Buy inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 region 2 gordon harker, alastair sim from amazons movies store. Alastair sim comes off better in the dimwit assistant role and gordon harker even more so as the sortof smart one of the scotland yard pair. Aug 03, 2017 inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 walter forde, gordon harker, alastair sim, linden travers, crime, drama august 3, 2017 it comes as no surprise when inspector hornleigh and his assistant, sergeant bingham, go to enjoy the winds and rains on their annual seaside vacation, when they run into a busmans holiday. Hornleigh is played by gordon harker, while alastair sim assumes the comicrelief responsibilities inherent in the character of sergeant bingham. Inspector hornleigh and his assistant sergeant bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of government secrets. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 movie moviefone. Gordon harker starred as scotland yard inspector hornleigh.
Inspector hornleigh goes to it is a 1941 british detective film directed by walter forde and starring gordon harker, alastair sim, phyllis calvert and edward chapman. We work out the trending price by crunching the data on the products sale price over the last 90 days. A third and final film, inspector hornleigh goes to it, followed in 1941. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on. Lots of laughs as they stumble across a murder during their dull holiday. Inspector hornleigh is called in when the chancellor of the exchequers budget case is stolen, a crime which he soon ties to several murders which he had also been investigating. Inspector hornleigh film jump to navigation jump to search. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 region 2 gordon. This fan movie remix was created with 100% public domain material. Phyllis calvert contributes to the intrigue as one mrs. Comedy mystery movie inspector hornleigh 1939 youtube. The plot pits hornleigh and bingham against a clever gang of nazi espionage agents.
Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 walter forde, gordon. Inspector hornleigh investigates 19371940 was the creation of germanjewish emigre hans wolfgang priwin, who also produced an eponymous 1939 novel. Lighthearted british crime yarn, that was based on a radio series and inspired two sequels, stars gordon harker as scotland yards intrepid inspector hornleigh, whoaccompanied by bumbling aide sergeant bingham alastair simlooks into a murder linked to the theft of important government documents. The film was sufficiently wellreceived by audiences to justify two sequels. Inspector hornleigh on holiday is a 1939 film starring gordon harker, alastair sim, linden travers. The leads are in fine form, and the mystery is a clever one. All the films were made at pinewood studios in england. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 dvd gordon harker. Inspector hornleigh 1939 not rated 1h 16min comedy, mystery 14 august 1939 uk inspector hornleigh and his assistant sergeant bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of government secrets.
The first of a series of three films based on the characters in a british radio series entitled monday night at eight, this is the story of some incompetent detectives who come in when a british. The screenplay concerns a music hall performer who travels back to elizabethan times using a time machine. What are the release dates for inspector hornleigh on. Though the radio series was played as straight drama, the films strongly emphasise humour, largely via alastair sim as sergeant bingham, hornleighs bumbling sidekick. The local police quickly write off the incident, but hornleigh is suspicious of foul play, and takes up the case himself. Inspector hornleigh 1939 inspector hornleigh was the first of three lively british crime films inspired by the popular bbc radio serial monday night at eight. This is a lovely well acted film that could have done with a bit of 21st century wizardry. However, those films the murky, plodding inspector hornleigh 1938 and the much better inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 both feel like dry runs for inspector hornleigh goes to it, a far more wellrounded comedymysterythriller which brings together all the best elements of the other two films and throws in a strong action climax.
Inspector hornleigh on holiday dvd 1939 reel vault. Inspector hornleigh movies in order the inspector hornleigh trilogy kicked off in 1939 with the first movie in the series inspector hornleigh. Bingham join the military to go undercover to catch 5th columnists. Inspector hornleigh on holiday1940 introduced by frank lauder. Cast gordon harker alastair sim miki hood peter gawthorne wally patch. Times flies is a 1944 british comedy film directed by walter forde and starring tommy handley, evelyn dall, felix aylmer and moore marriott. Counterblast is a 1948 british thriller film directed by paul l. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 film silver sirens. Movies in order page 19 of 26 complete lists of all of.
Inspector hornleigh goes to it, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, mystery suspense, 644827319725. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 cast and crew moviefone. New refers to a brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item, while used refers to an item that has been used previously. This exciting collection features 20 energetic music videos, from sylvester, shannon, peter schilling, issac hayes, rare videos from bad boys blue, fancy, imagination, sam walker and many more. Second and probably best of the three hornleigh films, with harker and sim enlivening their wet holiday investigating a mysterious death. This is hastings pier in sussex, also seen in the dark man and double confession.
Scotland yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to england. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 posters the movie. Most of the action takes place aboard a speeding train, with our heroes never quite certain who can be trusted and who cant. It comes as no surprise when inspector hornleigh and his assistant, sergeant. The boys are back in this busmans holiday edition of the comic adventures of inspector hornleigh. First of the three seriocomic hornleigh mysteries with gordon harker in the title role and costarring alastair sim as the bumbling sgt. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939, and inspector hornleigh goes to it 1940. Dec 26, 2017 a fictional british detective from scotland yard, the chief protagonist of a popular bbc radio series of the 1930s, inspector hornleigh investigates, devised by. The ringer is a 1931 british crime film directed by walter forde and starring patric curwen, esmond knight, john longden and carol goodner. Shop inspector hornleigh goes to it gordon harker, alastair sim 1940.
Inspector hornleigh goes to it 1941 dvd gordon harker. On december 1, 1939, twentieth centuryfox released inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939, the second film in the three film series. Gordon harker and philip leaver in inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939. While on vacation, a lawman gordon harker investigates the death of a man whose car plunged from a cliff. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 the movie database. This accidentally leads hornleigh and sergeant bingham.
It is the sequel to the 1938 film inspector hornleigh, and both films are based on the novels by leo grex. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 the movie database tmdb. The first of three murdercomedies involving inspector hornleigh 1939 starring gordon harker as the title character and alastair sim as his dimwit assistant. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 region 2 gordon harker. Inspector hornleigh 1939 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 turner classic movies. Inspector hornleigh gordon harker, disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by scotland yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores.
Fun in its very british way and im sure fans of this type of movies will enjoy this one. Harker and sim are at the tops of their games for this one. Love alastair sim and love hearing his natural scottish accent which he lost in his later films so hearing his natural voice is a treat. Inspector hornleigh 1938, inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939, and inspector hornleigh goes to it. In 1939 a second film was released staring gordon harker, alastair sim, linden travers, wally patch, and in 1941 the series was completed with inspector hornleigh goes to it. What are the release dates for inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 1h 17min comedy, crime, drama 1 december 1939 usa it comes as no surprise when inspector hornleigh and his assistant, sergeant bingham, go to enjoy the winds and rains on their annual seaside vacation, when they run into a busmans. Third and final film in the series of inspector hornleigh comedythrillers. Inspector hornleigh on holiday is a 1939 british detective film directed by walter forde and starring gordon harker, alastair sim and linden travers. The film was based on an edgar wallace story the gaunt stranger. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 ken zimmerman jr. Comedy mystery movie inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939. Inspector hornleigh on holiday, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, mystery suspense, 6448275226.
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The pier was severely damaged by a storm in 1990, was closed between 1999 and 2002 and again from 2006 before being largely destroyed by a fire in 2010. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 directed by walter forde. Inspector hornleigh 1939 eugene forde, gordon harker, alastair sim, miki hood, comedy, mystery, crime june 17, 2017 when a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, inspector hornleigh is sent to investigate. Inspector hornleigh movies in order complete lists of. It was the third and final film adaptation of the inspector hornleigh stories it was released in. Inspector hornleigh was the first of three lively british crime films inspired by the popular bbc radio serial monday night at eight. Inspector hornleigh manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Between 1938 and 1940 a trilogy of films was made based upon the character, starring gordon harker in the title role. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939, and inspector hornleigh. Inspector hornleigh dvd for sale the highlight is an amazing village people megamix music video shot live in germany in 1989. The inspector hornleigh trilogy kicked off in 1939 with the first movie in the series inspector hornleigh. During a holiday by the british seaside, inspector hornleigh and sergeant bingham grow bored and turn their hand to investigating a local crime.
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