The Flying Squad (1940)

Directed by

Herbert Brenon

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 04m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police squad investigates a series of crimes. Suspicion falls on a man in a love triangle. The story follows their efforts to solve the case.

tensedarkgrittyfast-pacedsuspensefulseriousold-fashioned

What happens

The Flying Squad, also known as Edgar Wallace's The Flying Squad is a 1940 British crime film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Sebastian Shaw, Phyllis Brooks and Jack Hawkins. It was written by Doreen Montgomery based on a 1928 novel by Edgar Wallace, which had been previously filmed under the same title in 1929 (silent) and 1932. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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