The Adventures of PC 49 (1949)

Original title

The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel

Directed by

Godfrey Grayson

Genre

action film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 07m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A radio series character comes to the screen in a low budget crime story. A police constable investigates a case while trying to solve a mystery.

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What happens

The Adventures of PC 49 (also known as The Case of the Guardian Angel) is a 1949 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson, starring Hugh Latimer, John Penrose and Annette D. Simmonds. It was written by Vernon Harris and Alan Stranks based on the popular BBC radio series by Stranks. It was followed by a sequel, A Case for PC 49, in 1951. There were six children's annuals containing stories of PC 49 published in England, as well as an annual reprinting of his strips in the Eagle comic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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