Museum Mystery
Encyclopedia
Museum Mystery is a 1937 British
crime film
directed by Clifford Gulliver and starring Jock McKay, Elizabeth Inglis
and Gerald Case
. A gang of criminals plan to steal a valuable Burmese idol from a British museum but are foiled by the curator
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Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Clifford Gulliver and starring Jock McKay, Elizabeth Inglis
Elizabeth Inglis
Elizabeth Inglis was a British actress, known for her role in The Letter opposite Bette Davis.Inglis was born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins in Colchester, England. Her screen debut was in the 1934 film, Borrowed Clothes. She then went on to take a small part in the 1935 classic Alfred Hitchcock film,...
and Gerald Case
Gerald Case
-Selected filmography:* Museum Mystery * The Lion Has Wings * In Which We Serve * Jean's Plan * Night Boat to Dublin * Horrors of the Black Museum * Vampyres * The Elephant Man...
. A gang of criminals plan to steal a valuable Burmese idol from a British museum but are foiled by the curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
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Cast
- Jock McKay - Jock
- Elizabeth InglisElizabeth InglisElizabeth Inglis was a British actress, known for her role in The Letter opposite Bette Davis.Inglis was born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins in Colchester, England. Her screen debut was in the 1934 film, Borrowed Clothes. She then went on to take a small part in the 1935 classic Alfred Hitchcock film,...
- Ruth Carter - Gerald CaseGerald Case-Selected filmography:* Museum Mystery * The Lion Has Wings * In Which We Serve * Jean's Plan * Night Boat to Dublin * Horrors of the Black Museum * Vampyres * The Elephant Man...
- Peter Redding - Tony Wylde - Mr. Varleigh
- Charles PatonCharles PatonCharles Paton was an English film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1927 and 1951, including Freedom of the Seas...
- Clutters - Alfred WellesleyAlfred Wellesley-Selected filmography:* A Warm Corner * The New Hotel * The Lucky Number * Great Stuff * Song at Eventide * Death on the Set * Museum Mystery...
- Mayor - Sebastian SmithSebastian SmithSebastian Smith was a British stage and film actor.-Filmography:* Rescued by Rover * Prehistoric Peeps * The Tramp's Dream * The Blue Carbuncle...
- Dr. Trapnell - Roy ByfordRoy Byford-Selected filmography:* The Spanish Jade * Tons of Money * Immortal Gentleman * Museum Mystery...
- Professor Wickstead