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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a film of genre Drama directed by Arthur B. Woods with Arthur Margetson
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)
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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared is a 1938 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. Based on a Philip Macdonald novel, it was produced by Warner Brothers - First National Productions.
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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.Actors
Arthur Margetson
(Det. Antony Gethryn)
Peter Coke
(Tom Sheldon)
Lesley Brook
(Avis Bellingham)
Joyce Kennedy
Edward Chapman
(Jenks)
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