The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

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.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Arthur Margetson as Det. Antony Gethryn
• Peter Coke as Tom Sheldon
• Lesley Brook as Avis Bellingham
• Edward Chapman as Jenks
• Coral Browne as Mabel Barnes
• Joyce Kennedy as Lucia Gethryn
• Dorice Fordred as Janet Murch
• Martita Hunt as Lady Ballister
• Marion Gerth as Ada Brent
• Ian McLean as Inspector Pike
• Ian Fleming as Sir Egbert Lucas
• Eliot Makeham as Mr. Hines
• Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited)

External links

• The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at AllMovie
• The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
• The Nursemaid Who Disappeared at IMDb