The Flying Squad (1940 film)
| Company type | Film |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Founder | Herbert Brenon |
| Products | Crime motion picture |
The Flying Squad, alternatively titled Edgar Wallace's The Flying Squad, is a British crime motion picture from 1940 directed by Herbert Brenon. The film features performances by Sebastian Shaw, Phyllis Brooks, and Jack Hawkins. It adapts the 1928 novel authored by Edgar Wallace, which had earlier film versions released in 1929 and 1932.
Plot
Members of the Flying Squad are engaged in efforts to break up a network involved in drug trafficking.
Cast
- Sebastian Shaw portraying Inspector Bradley
- Phyllis Brooks as Ann Perryman
- Jack Hawkins in the role of Mark McGill
- Basil Radford playing Sederman
- Ludwig Stössel as Li Yoseph
- Manning Whiley cast as Ronnie Perryman
- Kathleen Harrison taking on Mrs. Schifan
- Cyril Smith as Tiser
- Henry Oscar portraying Sir Edward, the Police Commissioner
- Kynaston Reeves as the Magistrate
- Allan Jeayes in the role of Johnson
Critical reception
David Quinlan, in his work British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959, labeled the movie as "mediocre" and described it as "not very good."citation needed Meanwhile, TV Guide referred to it as "routine material, executed with as little imagination as the 1932 adaptation bearing the same title."