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Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard (1939)

Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard poster
Original title
Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard
Directed by
Fred Elles
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman who runs a boarding house becomes an amateur detective. She helps Scotland Yard solve a case involving a serial killer targeting fortune tellers.

lightheartedwhimsicalmildly suspensefulold-fashionedgentleplayfulcozy

What happens

Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard is a 1939 British comedy-drama film directed by Fred Elles starring Mary Clare in her only title role and Nigel Patrick in his film debut. It is based on the Mrs Pym novels by Nigel Morland, and written by Morland, who re-used the title for a 1946 book. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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