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
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.
britishmodestfast-pacedunpretentiousclassicwholesomelightformulaic
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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