The Missing People is a 1940 British mystery film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe, Kay Walsh and Lyn Harding. Fyfe appears as J. G. Reeder, a character created by Edgar Wallace who works as an investigator for the Department of Public Prosecutions. The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Fyffe, Walsh and Raymond were involved in another Mr. Reeder film The Mind of Mr. Reeder released the previous year. It was shot at Highbury Studios in London.
Synopsis
Mr. Reeder (Will Fyffe) begins solving the disappearance of 27 people, after they had each received large sums of money from their respective families. Is the criminal-featured Joseph Bronstone (Lyn Harding), the guilty party?
Cast
Will Fyffe as J. G. Reeder
Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette
Lyn Harding as Joseph Bronstone
Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett
Patricia Roc as Doris Bevan
Anthony Holles as Ernest Bronstone
Reginald Purdell as Harry Morgan
Maire O'Neill as Housekeeper
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "Fyffe adds a great deal of charm to his role as he pieces the puzzle together in a manner baffling to the younger detectives. Otherwise, the plot is unbelievable but makes for some light-hearted fun."
References
Bibliography
Hardy, Phil. The BFI Companion to Crime. University of California Press, 1997.