The Mind of Mr. Reeder

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The Mind of Mr. Reeder is a 1939 British mystery crime film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe as Mr. Reeder, with Kay Walsh, George Curzon, and supporting roles for Chili Bouchier, John Warwick and Ronald Shiner.^[1]

It was produced by Jack Raymond Productions and shot at the Highbury Studios in London, with sets designed by the art director James Carter. It was distributed in the United States by Monogram Pictures using the alternative title The Mysterious Mr. Reeder.^[2][3] Also, Ronald Shiner, Will Fyffe and Jack Raymond were all involved in another Mr. Reeder film The Missing People.^[4] The film is based on a 1925 collection of short stories by Edgar Wallace.^[5][6]

Plot

Reeder, an employee of the Public Prospectors Department, pursues a gang of counterfeiters.

Cast

• Will Fyffe as J.G. Reeder
• Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette
• George Curzon as Welford
• Chili Bouchier as Elsa Weford
• John Warwick as Ted Bracher
• Lesley Wareing as Mrs. Gaylor
• Romilly Lunge as Inspector Gaylor
• Betty Astell as Barmaid
• Derek Gorst as Langdon
• Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett
• Wally Patch as Lomer
• George Hayes as Brady
• Patricia Roc as Doris Bevan

References

Bibliography

• Slide, Anthony. Banned in the U.S.A.: British Films in the United States and Their Censorship, 1933-1966. I.B.Tauris, 1998.

External links

• The Mind of Mr. Reeder at AllMovie
• The Mind of Mr. Reeder at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• The Mind of Mr. Reeder at IMDb