Most of the action takes place aboard a speeding train, with our heroes never quite certain who can be trusted and who cant. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 while on vacation, a lawman gordon harker investigates the death of a man whose car plunged from a cliff. 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 directed by walter. Inspector hornleigh is a 1938 british detective film directed by eugene forde, starring gordon. When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, inspector hornleigh is sent to investigate. Here is our current full catalogue of vintage and rare films on dvd.
Inspector hornleigh goes to it 1941 dvd gordon harker. Quite amusing film, with a fairly suspenseful spy plot tagging along with the comedy. Inspector hornleigh manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. In the films, hornleigh was a cockney detective with the metropolitan police. Inspector hornleigh was the first of three lively british crime films inspired by the popular bbc radio serial monday night at eight. In the last film of the series, hornleigh and bingham join the army to investigate scrounging of military supplies, but end up uncovering fifth columnists, who are using the royal mail in a novel way to pass along info. While hornleigh and inspector harker are on vacation by the sea, a fellow hotel guest drives off a cliff in an apparent accident. Lots of laughs as they stumble across a murder during their dull holiday. Inspector hornleigh goes to it wikipedia, the free. The boys are back in this busmans holiday edition of the comic adventures of inspector hornleigh. With gordon harker, alastair sim, miki hood, wally patch.
Borrowing a bit from the 1939 british boxoffice hit night train, the plot pits hornleigh and bingham against a clever gang of nazi espionage agents. Inspector hornleigh 1939 inspector hornleigh gordon harker and his loyal assistant, sgt. See more ideas about movies to watch, movies and on a sunday afternoon. 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. 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. 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. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. King, love jazz and the old and new players a father of a real cool 18 year old son, a classical trained trumpter, love blues like b. Gordon harker, alastair sim, linden travers comedy crime comedy crime. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 is more fun then the first movie in the inspector hornleigh 1939 trilogy. Watch inspector hornleigh on holiday full movie in hd visit movies.
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Jun 18, 2018 this fan movie remix was created with 100% public domain material. You can also see it for free if youre lucky enough to live near a bfi mediatheque in the uk. One of the few inspector hornleigh films to gain a wide us distribution, mail train stars gordon harker as hornleigh and alastair sim as his dumblikeafox assistant sergeant bingham. He shows off his comedic timing in this film as he plays a bumbling detective who goes under cover in the army to look for a thief with inspector hornleigh and stumbles onto something much more intriguing. Mclaughlin, ronald adam, eliot makeham, eugene forde. Gordon harker and philip leaver in inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939. Inspector hornleigh on holiday manufactured on demand on. 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. During a holiday by the british seaside, inspector hornleigh and sergeant bingham grow bored and turn their. The local police quickly write off the incident, but hornleigh is suspicious of foul play, and takes up the case himself. Although the hornleigh movies were well received and the talent involved was topnotch.
In saying that its a great film and its lovely to hear alastair sim using his natural scottish accent. Inspector hornleigh film produced by pickford, written by winifred dunn. Phyllis calvert contributes to the intrigue as one mrs. The film was sufficiently wellreceived by audiences to justify two sequels. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. We have a strict policy of only adding classic movies of the highest quality. 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. Hornleigh s assistant, sergeant bingham, soon finds an attache case that had been stolen from the murdered man. Inspector hornleigh 1938, followed by inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 and inspector hornleigh goes to it 1941, starred. Inspector hornleigh gordon harker and his loyal assistant, sgt. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 region 2 gordon. This disc is expected to play back in dvd video play only devices, and may not play in other dvd devices, including recorders and pc drives.
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Hornleigh is played by gordon harker, while alastair sim assumes the comicrelief responsibilities inherent in the character of sergeant bingham. With gordon harker, alastair sim, linden travers, wally patch. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Harker and sim are at the tops of their games for this one. 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. When hornleigh examines the case, inside it he finds a bag that was used to. Hornleighs assistant, sergeant bingham, soon finds an attache case that had been stolen from the murdered man. Mail train 1941 walter forde synopsis, characteristics. 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. Inspector hornleigh goes to it gordon harker, alastair sim. Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 walter forde, gordon. Hornleigh is played by gordon harker, while alastair assumes the comicrelief responsibilities inherent in the earnest but inept sidekick sergeant bingham. Epub inspector stoddarts murder mysteries 4 intriguing.
Inspector hornleigh, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, mystery suspense, 6448271129. 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. This video is in the public domain, this video may be freely reproduced. Inspector hornleigh on holiday is a 1939 british detective film directed by walter forde and starring gordon harker, alastair sim and linden travers.
Inspector hornleigh on holiday 1939 full movie download. Inspector hornleigh is a fictional british detective from scotland yard, the chief protagonist of a. It was the third and final film adaptation of the inspector hornleigh stories. Inspector hornleigh is a fictional british detective from scotland yard, the chief protagonist of a popular bbc radio series of the 1930s, inspector hornleigh investigates, devised by hans priwin and played by actor s. The documents have been taken, and to make things even more confusing, a. This fan movie remix was created with 100% public domain material. When hornleigh examines the case, inside it he finds a bag that was used to carry important government documents.
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