Toronto film society presented gideon of scotland yard on monday. Gideons day gideon of scotland yard 1958 rotten tomatoes. A chief inspector jack hawkins deals with killings and robbery. Gideon of scotland yard british board of film classification. With his youngest children delivered to lessons, george hurries to complete his.
Gideon of scotland yard series in order john creasey. A late film in the long career of john ford that isnt at all bad. Chief inspector george gideon of scotland yard is a fictional policeman who appeared in 26 police procedural novels, 21 of which were written by john creasey under the pseudonym j. This was the second of two films that john ford made for producer michael killanin, the first being the. A day in the life of a scotland yard inspector begins on the wrong side of the law before murderers, escaped patients and robbers are brought to justice. Gideon of scotland yard 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Scotland yard aka case histories of scotland yardmerton park studios, south west london angloamalgamated film distributors angloe m i film distributors presented by nat cohen and stuart levy produced by alec c.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The film was released in the united states as a second feature in blackandwhite prints, cut by a third to only fiftyfour minutes and retitled gideon of scotland yard. The number of children was trimmed in the tv series. The film covers 24 hours of inspector gideon as he is informed of several crimes and manages to solve them almost as soon as he is appears on the scene of the crime. Gideon s day originally released in the united states as gideon of scotland yard is a 1958 police procedural crime film starring jack hawkins, dianne foster and cyril cusack.
Gideons way is a crime thriller series about commander george gideon, a scotland yard detective from the novels by john creasey. Ctva uk scotland yard merton park studios,uk195361. It is for crime, though, that he is best known, particularly the various detective series, including gideon of scotland yard, the baron, the toff, and inspector roger west, although his other characters and series should not be dismissed as secondary, as the likes of department z and dr. Gideon of scotland yard, bluray, manufactured on demand, mystery suspense, 043396491120. Code of scotland yard is a 1947 british crime film directed by george king and starring oskar homolka, muriel pavlow and derek farr. A typical day for scotland yard chief inspector george gideon consists in working on several cases at the same time. Cashier, mary donevan usherette, odonovan shiell, bart allison. I just finished watching this little gem of a film. Shot in britain, gideon of scotland yard stars hawkins as an overworked scotland yard. A typical day for scotland yard chief inspector george gideon consists in.
In the thick forests of the south carolina backcountry, light lit the ground scattered and split, filtered through leaves and pine needles as through a cathedrals stained glass. From there, his typical day consists in learning that one of his most trusted detectives has accepted bribes. Gideon of scotland yard, gideon is played by jack hawkins. Director john ford traveled to england to film this adaptation of the novel by j. Gideon of scotland yard bluray 1958 sony choice mod. Scotland yard inspector george gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a trafficviolation ticket from a young police officer.
Inspector george gideon jack hawkins begins his working day by confronting one of his fellow officers who is believed to be accepting graft. Gideon of scotland yard 1958 cast and crew the chief inspector jack hawkins at scotland yard deals with a hitandrun killing, a murder and robbers. Gideons day is a 1958 police procedural crime film starring jack hawkins, dianne foster and. Gideon of scotland yard 1958 the movie database tmdb. Gideon of scotland yard 1958 the chief inspector jack hawkins at scotland yard deals with a hitandrun killing, a murder and robbers. In gideon s day 1958, directed by john ford, usa title. Hurrah very much, i find it horribly detached and cynical. Find gideon of scotland yard gideons day nonusa format, pal, reg. Gideon gibson rode alone through the perpetual twilight of the woods on a sunday. Ford made two films set in contemporary, times in 1958.
Gideon of scotland yard feels like an intended spoof of a somewhat. It starred liverpudlian john gregson in the title role as commander george gideon of scotland yard, with alexander davion as his assistant, detective chief inspector david keen, reginald jessup. Gideon of scotland yard 24 ore a scotland yard import, w. Ratings info contains mild violence and drug references. Gideons day originally released in the united states as gideon of scotland yard is a 1958 police procedural crime film starring jack hawkins, dianne foster and cyril cusack. Though produced in colour as gideons day, only blackandwhite prints were shown in america, where the film was known as gideon of scotland yard, though they were later restored. Screen captures by phil wilkinson also known as gideon of scotland yard us title. The film, which was directed by john ford, was adapted from john creaseys novel of the same name although this is the first film to feature the named character of george gideon, jack hawkins had already played a very. If you were in england in 1958, you might have seen a movie by american director john ford called gideons day, produced by columbia british productions at the elstree studios and filmed in technicolor. Gideon of scotland yard manufactured on demand on movies.
The series was made at elstree in twin production with the saint tv series. Gideons day is a 1958 police procedural crime film starring jack hawkins, dianne foster and cyril cusack. Gideon of scotland yard 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. It was also known as the shop at sly corner, from the popular stage play of that name by edward percy. In gideon s way, written by william vivian butler and published in 1983, alec and penny are married and have a son, george. Gideons way is a british television crime series made by itc entertainment in 196465, based on the novels by john creasey. On the way to scotland yard he drops his daughter off at the royal college of music, but is stopped by a young constable for. Scotland yard inspector george gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets.
Maraca, which details a typical day in the busy life of a detective for scotland yard. The complete series list for gideon of scotland yard john creasey. Screen captures by phil wilkinson also known as gideon of scotland yard us. Although this is the first film to feature the named character of george gideon, jack hawkins had played a similar role in the british. Interiors were completed at the mgm british studios, borehamwood in hertfordshire, england. Scotland yard and 24 related entities entities finder. Jack hawkins is wonderful as the overworked scotland yard inspector. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better. Gideon of scotland yard 1958 cast and crew moviefone. Gideon of scotland yard has 34 entries in the series. Gideons day aka gideon of scotland yard 1958 john ford. If you were in the united states the following year, you might have seen the same picturebut the title would have been gideon of scotland yard, the running time would have been much shorter. Directors john ford cast includes jack hawkins, dianne foster, cyril cusack, andrew ray, james hayter, ronald howard, howard marioncrawford, laurence naismith, derek bond, grizelda harvey, frank lawton, anna lee, john loder, doreen madden. Gideons way tv series 19651967 the movie database tmdb.
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