Hyde Park Corner (film)
| Company type | Film |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Founder | Sinclair Hill (director) |
| Products | Comedy crime film |
Hyde Park Corner is a British comedy crime motion picture from 1935, directed by Sinclair Hill and featuring performances by Gordon Harker, Binnie Hale, and Eric Portman. The narrative follows Harker as a police officer delving into a London crime from the 1930s that has connections to incidents dating back to the 1780s. The film’s title derives from its London setting and adapts Walter Hackett's 1934 theatrical work Hyde Park Corner. Production took place at Welwyn Studios.
Synopsis
During the 1780s, an unlawful gambling event leads to a duel where a deceitful antagonist who won a property at Hyde Park Corner causes the death of an aggrieved individual. Officer Cheatle of the Bow Street Runners apprehends those involved in the gambling but lacks sufficient evidence to charge for murder.
Approximately 150 years later, Constable Cheatle, descendant of the original officer, investigates a recent homicide at the same residence while aspiring to join the detective branch. His investigation becomes more complex due to Sophie, a minor offender he catches shoplifting. With her assistance, he identifies the real perpetrator connected to the eighteenth-century crime.
Cast
- Gordon Harker as Constable Cheatle
- Binnie Hale as Sophie
- Eric Portman as Edward Chester
- Gibb McLaughlin as Sir Arthur Gannett
- Harry Tate as Taxi Driver
- Robert Holmes as Concannon
- Eileen Peel as Barbara Ainsworth
- Donald Wolfit as Howard