Meet Maxwell Archer
Meet Maxwell Archer is a 1940 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Leueen MacGrath and Athole Stewart.[1] The screenplay concerns a private detective who attempts to clear a man wrongly accused of murder. The film was based on the 1938 novel by Hugh Clevely.[2] It was released in the U.S. in 1942 as Maxwell Archer, Detective.[3]
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Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
Produced by | William Sistrom |
Written by | Katherine Strueby |
Based on | the novel Archer Plus Twenty by Hugh Clevely |
Starring | John Loder |
Music by | W.L. Trytel (uncredited) |
Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
Edited by | Alan Jaggs |
Production company | RKO Radio British Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (UK) |
Release date | 17 February 1940 (UK) |
Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Plot summary
Maxwell Archer, a private detective, attempts to clear a young man wrongly accused of murder.
Cast
- John Loder as Maxwell Archer
- Leueen MacGrath as Sarah
- Athole Stewart as Superintendent Gordon
- Marta Labarr as Nina
- George Merritt as Inspector Cornell
- Ronald Adam as Nicolides
- Peter Hobbes as George Gull Jr.
- Ralph Roberts as George Gull Sr.
- Syd Crossley as Perkins
- Barbara Everest as Miss Duke
Critical reception
The film was coldly received. TV Guide wrote, "Oh where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him? Poorly made with a dopey script that gives the actors little room to breathe, let alone act."[4]
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- "Maxwell Archer, Detective (1939) - John Paddy Carstairs - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- "Maxwell Archer, Detective".
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