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Whispering Smith Hits London (1952)

Whispering Smith Hits London poster
Directed by
Francis Searle
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American detective travels to London to solve a series of crimes. He works with local police to track down clues and suspects.

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What happens

Whispering Smith Hits London (U.S. title Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard) is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime drama directed by Francis Searle and starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt and Herbert Lom. It was written by John Gilling and Steve Fisher from a story by Frank H. Spearman. The original working title for the film was Whispering Smith Investigates, but it was changed to Whispering Smith Hits London just before its trade show. Michael Carreras was working on the script for a sequel to this film, but plans for a series was dropped. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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