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Director
  
Norman Lee

Language
  
English

5/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

Mr. Reeder in Room 13 Zebradelic Sally Gray in Mr Reeder in Room 13

Writer
  
Victor Kendall
,
Elizabeth Meehan
,
Doreen Montgomery

Release date
  
February 1938 (UK)

Based on
  
novel Room 13 by Edgar Wallace

Mr. Reeder in Room 13 is a 1938 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Peter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray and Gibb McLaughlin. It is based on the first J. G. Reeder book, Room 13 by Edgar Wallace. The film was released in the U.S. in 1941 as Mystery of Room 13.

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Plot summary

Mr. J.G. Reeder (Gibb McLaughlin) is called in by the Bank of England to investigate a gang of forgers. Reeder enlists the aid of a younger man, Capt. Johnnie Gray (Peter Murray Hill), to infiltrate the gang by going undercover in Dartmoor jail.

Cast

  • Peter Murray-Hill - Captain Johnnie Gray
  • Sally Gray - Claire Kane
  • Gibb McLaughlin - J.G. Reeder
  • Malcolm Keen - Peter Kane
  • Leslie Perrins - Jeffrey Legge
  • Sara Seegar - Lila Legge
  • D.J. Williams - Emmanuel Legge
  • Rex Carvel - Sir John Flaherty
  • Robert Cochran - Detective Inspector Barker
  • Phil Ray - Fenner, convict

    • Critical reception

    Britmovie wrote, "director Norman Lee keeps things moving along briskly and packs plenty of goings-on into its relatively short running time, but the outlandish plot requires some suspension of disbelief."

    References

    Mr. Reeder in Room 13 Wikipedia
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    Mr. Reeder in Room 13 IMDb