The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1939 British, black-and-white, crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited), Ian Fleming, Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke and Edward Chapman.^[1] Based on a Philip Macdonald novel, it was produced by Warner Brothers - First National Productions.

Plot

In this thriller, a playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to check out potential victims. Action ensues as they endeavor to stop them.^[2]

Cast

Arthur Margetson as Det. Antony Gethryn
Peter Coke as Tom Sheldon
Lesley Brook as Avis Bellingham
Edward Chapman as Jenks
Coral Browne as Mabel Barnes
Joyce Kennedy as Lucia Gethryn
Dorice Fordred as Janet Murch
Martita Hunt as Lady Ballister
Marion Gerth as Ada Brent
Ian McLean as Inspector Pike
Ian Fleming as Sir Egbert Lucas
Eliot Makeham as Mr. Hines
Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited)

References

External links

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at AllMovie
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Arthur B. Woods

Timbuctoo (1933)
On Secret Service (1933)
Radio Parade of 1935 (1934)
Give Her a Ring (1934)
Music Hath Charms (1935)
Drake of England (1935)
Once in a Million (1936)
Rhythm in the Air (1936)
Where's Sally? (1936)
Irish for Luck (1936)
Mayfair Melody (1937)
The Windmill (1937)
The Compulsory Wife (1937)
Don't Get Me Wrong (1937)
You Live and Learn (1937)
The Singing Cop (1938)
The Dark Stairway (1938)
Mr. Satan (1938)
Thistledown (1938)
Glamour Girl (1938)
The Return of Carol Deane (1938)
Dangerous Medicine (1938)
They Drive by Night (1938)
Q Planes (1939)
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)
Confidential Lady (1939)
Busman's Honeymoon (1940)

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