Inspector Hornleigh

Aug 14 1939 Not Rated 1h 27m
Comedy, Mystery

When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Inspector Hornleigh's assistant, Sergeant Bingham, soon finds an attaché case that had been stolen from the murdered man. When Hornleigh examines the case, inside it he finds a bag that was used to carry important government documents. The documents have been taken, and to make things even more confusing, a duplicate of the stolen bag soon turns up.

Plot

When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Hornleigh's assistant, Sergeant Bingham, soon finds an attaché case that had been stolen from the murdered man. When Hornleigh examines the case, inside it he finds a bag that was used to carry important government documents. The documents have been taken, and to make things even more confusing, a duplicate of the stolen bag soon turns up.

Written by

Gerald Elliott, Richard Llewellyn, Bryan Edgar Wallace

Directed by

Eugene Forde

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Twentieth Century Productions Ltd

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
393
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA