The Adventures of PC 49

1949 British film
  • Vernon Harris (radio series)
  • Alan Stranks
Produced byAnthony HindsStarring
  • Hugh Latimer
  • John Penrose
  • Annette D. Simmonds
CinematographyCedric WilliamsEdited byClifford TurnerMusic byFrank Spencer
Production
company
Hammer Films
Distributed byExclusive Films
Release date
  • 1949 (1949)
Running time
67 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

The Adventures of PC 49 is a 1949 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson, starring Hugh Latimer, John Penrose and Annette D. Simmonds.[1]

It is also known by the subtitle Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel. The film was based on a popular radio series. It was followed by a sequel, A Case for PC 49, in 1951.

There were six children's annuals full of stories of PC 49, as well as an annual reprinting of his strips in the Eagle comics.

Plot

Cast

  • Hugh Latimer as P.C. Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby
  • John Penrose as Barney
  • Annette D. Simmonds as Carrots
  • Pat Nye as Ma Benson
  • Patricia Cutts as Joan Carr
  • Michael Ripper as Fingers
  • Martin Benson as Skinny Ellis
  • Arthur Lovegrove as Bill
  • Arthur Brander as Inspector Wilson
  • Eric Phillips as Sergeant Wright
  • Billy Thatcher as Ted Burton
  • Jim O'Brady as Lorry Driver

References

  1. ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.241

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

  • The Adventures of PC 49 at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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