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Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.

Top Cast

  • Gordon Harker

    Gordon Harker

    Inspector Hornleigh

  • Alastair Sim

    Alastair Sim

    Sergeant Bingham

  • Phyllis Calvert

    Phyllis Calvert

    Mrs. Wilkinson

  • Edward Chapman

    Edward Chapman

    Mr. Blenkinsop

  • Charles Oliver

    Charles Oliver

    Dr. Wilkinson

  • Raymond Huntley

    Raymond Huntley

    Dr. Kerbishley

  • Percy Walsh

    Percy Walsh

    Inspector Blow

  • David Horne

    David Horne

    Commissioner

  • Peter Gawthorne

    Peter Gawthorne

    Colonel

Overview

Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.

Rating

7.4 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 25, 2022

    This features an entertaining cast, a speeding train and some evil Nazis - and passes 90 minutes really quite well. It's down to the eponymous policeman (Gordon Harker) and his enthusiastic but bumbling, sidekick "Bingham" (Alastair Sim) to track down some army supplies that are being sold on the black market. Quickly, though, they release there is something much more sinister going on - and a perilous investigation into fifth columnists who have an uniquely innovative way of smuggling secrets out of Britain is soon underway. Can he and "Bingham" thwart this cunning subterfuge? The story is well conceived, with both - and a rather untrustworthy "Mrs. Wiklinson" (Phyllis Calvert) keeping this cat and mouse game interesting and enjoyable to watch. Like the train, it doesn't hang about - and the ending is not quite what I was expecting.

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