The Flying Squad (1940 film)

For other films with the same title, see The Flying Squad.

1940 British film

The Flying Squad

Directed by	Herbert Brenon
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel) Doreen Montgomery
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Sebastian Shaw Phyllis Brooks Jack Hawkins Basil Radford
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	Monica Kimick Lionel Tomlinson
Music by	Marr Mackie
Production company	Associated British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures International
Release date	14 October 1940 (1940-10-14)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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 based on a 1928 novel by Edgar Wallace, which had been previously filmed under the same title in 1929 (silent) and 1932.

Plot

Officers of the Flying Squad attempt to tackle a drug-smuggling organisation.

Cast

Sebastian Shaw as Inspector Bradley
Phyllis Brooks as Ann Perryman
Jack Hawkins as Mark McGill
Basil Radford as Sederman
Ludwig Stössel as Li Yoseph
Manning Whiley as Ronnie Perryman
Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Schifan
Cyril Smith as Tiser
Henry Oscar as Sir Edward, Police Commissioner
Kynaston Reeves as Magistrate
Allan Jeayes as Johnson

Critical reception

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Not very good."

TV Guide wrote, "routine stuff, just as unimaginatively done here as it was in the 1932 film of the same name".

References

"The Flying Squad". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 209. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
"The Flying Squad". TV Guide.

External links

The Flying Squad at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Herbert Brenon
Ivanhoe (1913) Neptune's Daughter (1914) The Kreutzer Sonata (1915) The Heart of Maryland (1915) The Clemenceau Case (1915) The Two Orphans (1915) Sin (1915) The Soul of Broadway (1915) A Daughter of the Gods (1916) War Brides (1916) Whom the Gods Destroy (1916) The Eternal Sin (1917) The Lone Wolf (1917) The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917) Empty Pockets (1918) The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1918) Victory and Peace (1918) Quinneys (1919) 12.10 (1919) Beatrice (1919) The Mysterious Princess (1920) Little Sister (1921) The Passion Flower (1921) The Stronger Passion (1921) The Sign on the Door (1921) The Wonderful Thing (1921) Any Wife (1922) A Stage Romance (1922) Shackles of Gold (1922) Moonshine Valley (1922) The Custard Cup (1923) The Rustle of Silk (1923) The Woman with Four Faces (1923) The Spanish Dancer (1923) Shadows of Paris (1924) The Breaking Point (1924) The Side Show of Life (1924) The Alaskan (1924) Peter Pan (1924) The Little French Girl (1925) The Street of Forgotten Men (1925) A Kiss for Cinderella (1925) The Song and Dance Man (1926) Dancing Mothers (1926) Beau Geste (1926) The Great Gatsby (1926) God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926) The Telephone Girl (1927) Sorrell and Son (1927) Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) The Rescue (1929) Lummox (1930) The Case of Sergeant Grisch (1930) Beau Ideal (1931) Transgression (1931) Girl of the Rio (1932) Wine, Women and Song (1933) Royal Cavalcade (1935) Honours Easy (1935) Living Dangerously (1936) Someone at the Door (1936) The Dominant Sex (1937) Spring Handicap (1937) The Live Wire (1937) Housemaster (1938) Yellow Sands (1938) Black Eyes (1939) The Flying Squad (1940)

Films directed by Herbert Brenon

Ivanhoe (1913)
Neptune's Daughter (1914)
The Kreutzer Sonata (1915)
The Heart of Maryland (1915)
The Clemenceau Case (1915)
The Two Orphans (1915)
Sin (1915)
The Soul of Broadway (1915)
A Daughter of the Gods (1916)
War Brides (1916)
Whom the Gods Destroy (1916)
The Eternal Sin (1917)
The Lone Wolf (1917)
The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917)
Empty Pockets (1918)
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1918)
Victory and Peace (1918)
Quinneys (1919)
12.10 (1919)
Beatrice (1919)
The Mysterious Princess (1920)
Little Sister (1921)
The Passion Flower (1921)
The Stronger Passion (1921)
The Sign on the Door (1921)
The Wonderful Thing (1921)
Any Wife (1922)
A Stage Romance (1922)
Shackles of Gold (1922)
Moonshine Valley (1922)
The Custard Cup (1923)
The Rustle of Silk (1923)
The Woman with Four Faces (1923)
The Spanish Dancer (1923)
Shadows of Paris (1924)
The Breaking Point (1924)
The Side Show of Life (1924)
The Alaskan (1924)
Peter Pan (1924)
The Little French Girl (1925)
The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925)
The Song and Dance Man (1926)
Dancing Mothers (1926)
Beau Geste (1926)
The Great Gatsby (1926)
God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926)
The Telephone Girl (1927)
Sorrell and Son (1927)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
The Rescue (1929)
Lummox (1930)
The Case of Sergeant Grisch (1930)
Beau Ideal (1931)
Transgression (1931)
Girl of the Rio (1932)
Wine, Women and Song (1933)
Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Honours Easy (1935)
Living Dangerously (1936)
Someone at the Door (1936)
The Dominant Sex (1937)
Spring Handicap (1937)
The Live Wire (1937)
Housemaster (1938)
Yellow Sands (1938)
Black Eyes (1939)
The Flying Squad (1940)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Angel Esquire (1908)
The Council of Justice (1908)
Captain Tatham (1909)
The Duke in the Suburbs (1909)
The Nine Bears (1910)
Private Selby (1912)
The Fourth Plague (1913)
Grey Timothy (1913)
The River of Stars (1913)
The Man Who Bought London (1915)
The Melody of Death (1915)
A Debt Discharged (1916)
The Tomb of Ts'in (1916)
The Just Men of Cordova (1917)
The Secret House (1917)
The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1918)
Down Under Donovan (1918)
The Man Who Knew (1918)
Those Folk of Bulboro (1918)
The Green Rust (1919)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Daffodil Mystery (1920)
Jack O'Judgment (1920)
The Book of All Power (1921)
The Law of the Four Just Men (1921)
The Angel of Terror (1922)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Flying Fifty-Five (1922)
Mr. Justice Maxell (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Green Archer (1923)
The Missing Million (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
Double Dan (1924)
The Face in the Night (1924)
Room 13 (1924)
The Sinister Man (1924)
The Three Oak Mystery (1924)
Blue Hand (1925)
The Fellowship of the Frog (1925)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Strange Countess (1925)
The Three Just Men (1925)
The Avenger (1926)
Barbara on Her Own (1926)
The Black Abbot (1926)
The Northing Tramp (1926)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Yellow Snake (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
Terror Keep (1927)
The Traitor's Gate (1927)
The Squeaker (1927)
The Forger (1927)
Again the Three (1928)
The Gunner (1928)
Four Square Jane (1929)
The Green Ribbon (1929)
The India-Rubber Men (1929)
The Calendar (1930)
The Clue of the Silver Key (1930)
The Lady of Ascot (1930)
The Man at the Carlton (1931)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

An African Millionaire (1904)
M'Lady (1921)
Double Dan (1927)
The Terror (1927)
The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
The Calendar (1929)
Persons Unknown (1929)
On the Spot (1930)
The Mouthpiece (1930)
Smoky Cell (1930)
The Old Man (1931)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940) The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969, TV series)
The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921) The Four Just Men (1939) The Four Just Men (1959, TV series)
Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill (1960) Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) The Malpas Mystery (1960) Marriage of Convenience (1960) The Clue of the New Pin (1961) Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) The Fourth Square (1961) Man Detained (1961) Attempt to Kill (1961) Clue of the Silver Key (1961) Never Back Losers (1961) Partners in Crime (1961) The Sinister Man (1961) Time to Remember (1962) Playback (1962) Solo for Sparrow (1962) Locker Sixty-Nine (1962) Incident at Midnight (1963) Return to Sender (1963) Ricochet (1963) Accidental Death (1963) Five to One (1963) The Verdict (1964) We Shall See (1964) Act of Murder (1964) Change Partners (1965)
Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) The Crimson Circle (1960) The Avenger (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Green Archer (1961) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) Room 13 (1964) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Sinister Monk (1965) The Hunchback of Soho (1966) The Trygon Factor (1966) Creature with the Blue Hand (1967) The Monk with the Whip (1967) The Hound of Blackwood Castle (1968) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968) The Gorilla of Soho (1968) Double Face (1969) The Man with the Glass Eye (1969) The Body in the Thames (1971)
Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) Angel Esquire (1919) Wanted at Headquarters (1920) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) Down Under Donovan (1922) Melody of Death (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Flying Fifty-Five (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) The Great Unknown (1927) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928 serial) Chick (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) Red Aces (1930) The Squeaker (1930) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Ringer (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) Giallo (1933) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Double (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Green Pack (1934) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) Strangers on Honeymoon (1936) The Frog (1937) The Squeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967) The Devil Came from Akasava (1970) The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Television	Educated Evans (1957–58) The Mixer (1992)

Family

Mary Jane Richards (mother)
Marriott Edgar (half-brother)
Bryan Edgar Wallace (son)

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